How microbes survive in the plastisphere

Low-Res_PM_Biofilm ©Thomas Neu UFZ

Source: Dr Thomas Neu / UFZ

Trillions of persistent plastic particles of varying sizes are scattered throughout the world’s oceans, where they often accumulate in ocean gyres known as ‘garbage patches’. Two of these regions were the focus of research expeditions.

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