Cross-Hemisphere Study Reveals Geographically Ubiquitous, Plastic-Specific Bacteria Emerging from the Rare and Unexplored Biosphere

Brittan Scales , Rachel Cable , Melissa Duhaime , Gunnar Gerdts , Franziska Fischer , Dieter Fischer , Stephanie Mothes , Lisa Hintzki , Lynn Moldaenke , Matthias Ruwe , Jörn Kalinowski , Bernd Kreikemeyer , Maria-Luiza Pedrotti (1) , Gaby Gorsky (1) , Amanda Elineau , Matthias Labrenz , Sonja Oberbeckmann

1 LOV - Laboratoire d'océanographie de Villefranche

This study represents one of the largest comparisons of biofilms from environmentally sampled plastic and nonplastic particles from aquatic environments. By including particles sampled through three separate campaigns in the Baltic, Sargasso, and Mediterranean seas, we were able to make cross-geographical comparisons and discovered common taxonomical signatures that define the plastic biofilm.

Domaines: Océan, Atmosphère

Brittan Scales, Rachel Cable, Melissa Duhaime, Gunnar Gerdts, Franziska Fischer, et al.. Cross-Hemisphere Study Reveals Geographically Ubiquitous, Plastic-Specific Bacteria Emerging from the Rare and Unexplored Biosphere. MSphere, 2021, ⟨10.1128/mSphere.00851-20⟩. ⟨hal-03264815⟩