Ingested Microplastics Can Act as Microbial Vectors of Ichthyofauna

Abdulhusein Jawdhari; György Deák; Dan Florin Mihăilescu; Nicolai Crăciun; Andrea Cristina Staicu; Ioana Stanca; Derniza Cozorici; Sergiu Fendrihan; Cristian-Emilian Pop; Maria Mernea

doi:10.3390/microbiolres15020040

Microbiology Research (Apr 2024)

Ingested Microplastics Can Act as Microbial Vectors of Ichthyofauna

Abdulhusein Jawdhari,
György Deák,
Dan Florin Mihăilescu,
Nicolai Crăciun,
Andrea Cristina Staicu,
Ioana Stanca,
Derniza Cozorici,
Sergiu Fendrihan,
Cristian-Emilian Pop,
Maria Mernea

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Abdulhusein Jawdhari: Department of Anatomy, Animal Physiology and Biophysics, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 91–95 Splaiul Independenței Str., 050095 Bucharest, Romania
György Deák: National Institute for Research and Development in Environmental Protection, 294 Splaiul Independenței Str., 060031 Bucharest, Romania
Dan Florin Mihăilescu: Department of Anatomy, Animal Physiology and Biophysics, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 91–95 Splaiul Independenței Str., 050095 Bucharest, Romania
Nicolai Crăciun: National Institute for Research and Development in Environmental Protection, 294 Splaiul Independenței Str., 060031 Bucharest, Romania
Andrea Cristina Staicu: Zoology Section, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 91–95 Splaiul Independenței Str., 050095 Bucharest, Romania
Ioana Stanca: Department of Marine Biology, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
Derniza Cozorici: Non-Governmental Research Organization Biologic, 14 Schitului Str., 032044 Bucharest, Romania
Sergiu Fendrihan: National Institute for Research and Development in Environmental Protection, 294 Splaiul Independenței Str., 060031 Bucharest, Romania
Cristian-Emilian Pop: Department of Anatomy, Animal Physiology and Biophysics, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 91–95 Splaiul Independenței Str., 050095 Bucharest, Romania
Maria Mernea: Department of Anatomy, Animal Physiology and Biophysics, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 91–95 Splaiul Independenței Str., 050095 Bucharest, Romania

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/microbiolres15020040
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 15, no. 2
pp. 614 – 625

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Microplastics (plastic particles Aeromonas, revealing the fact that nylon microplastics can serve as undegradable physical carriers for this pathogen, among others, in the aquatic environment.

Published in Microbiology Research

ISSN: 2036-7481 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Microbiology
Website: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/microbiolres/

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