Plastic debris in aquatic environments is rapidly colonized by a diverse community of
microorganisms, often referred to as the “Plastisphere.” Given that common plastics are …

Microplastics (MP), as novel substrata for microbial colonization within aquatic ecosystems,
are a matter of growing concern due to their potential to propagate foreign or invasive …

Oil drilling activities and unintentional oil spills in saline water bodies have resulted in a
substantial buildup of oil and its derivatives, leading to a critical environmental problem …

Benthic bacteria and archaea can be considered biogeochemical engineers as they play a
major role in organic matter (OM) degradation and nutrient cycling. As such, prokaryotic …

Background Plastics pollution and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) are two major
environmental threats, but potential connections between plastic associated biofilms, the …

Lucinidae clams harbor gammaproteobacterial thioautotrophic gill endosymbionts that are
environmentally acquired. Thioautotrophic lucinid symbionts are related to metabolically …

Marinobacter hydrocarbonoclasticus NI9 has the ability to degrade short-chain alkanes (n-
C6 to n-C8), which provides a competitive advantage over other microorganisms. Therefore …

It remains unknown whether and to what extent marine prokaryotic communities are capable
of degrading plastic in the ocean. To address this knowledge gap, we combined enrichment …

Coral-associated microbiomes play important roles in host health and metabolism. It is
therefore critical to understand the factors that shape microbiome taxonomic composition …

The range of impacts of chemical dispersants on indigenous marine microbial communities
and their activity remains poorly constrained. We tested the response of nearshore surface …