Biodegradable plastic (BP) is anticipated to become one of the most important strategies to
alleviate plastic pollution. However, the colonization and assemblage of bacterial …

Plastic mulching is a common practice in agricultural systems and is often combined with
fertilization. Biodegradable plastics (BPs) are becoming an alternative to non-biodegradable …

The inhomogeneity of plastisphere and soil may result in different microbial communities,
thus potentially affecting soil functions. Biodegradable plastics offer an alternative to …

Biodegradable plastics have emerged as an ecological alternative to conventional
petroleum-based plastics. Despite the recent advances in the effects of conventional …

The gradual accumulation of microplastics has aroused increasing concern for the unique
niche, termed “plastisphere.” As research so far has focused on their characteristics in …

The heterogeneity of plastisphere and soil can lead to variation in microbiome, potentially
impacting soil functions. Current studies of the plastisphere have mainly focused on …

Microplastics alter niches of soil microbiota by providing trillions of artificial microhabitats,
termed the “plastisphere.” Because of the ever-increasing accumulation of microplastics in …

Biobased and biodegradable plastics have been intensively used in agriculture as mulching
films. They provide a distinctive habitat for soil microbes, yet much less is known about the …

Despite the increasing application of biodegradable plastic mulches (BDMs) in agriculture,
the colonization and succession of the attached microbial community on BDMs during their …

How the plastisphere mediated by the residual microplastic film in farmlands affects
microhabitat systems is unclear. Here, microbial structure, assembly, and biogeochemical …