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Microplastic biofilm: An important microniche that may accelerate the spread of antibiotic resistance genes via natural transformation

Huixiang Wang, Kai-Wen Xu, Jing Wang, Chong Feng, Yihan Chen, Jianghong Shi, Yan Ding, Chengxun Deng, Xiaowei Liu

Journal of Hazardous Materials · 2023 · 74 citations · 53 references

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Life in the “Plastisphere”: Microbial Communities on Plastic Marine Debris

Erik Zettler, Tracy J. Mincer, Linda Amaral‐Zettler · Environmental Science & Technology · 2013 · 3.2K citations

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Impacts of Biofilm Formation on the Fate and Potential Effects of Microplastic in the Aquatic Environment

Christoph Rummel, Annika Jahnke, Elena Gorokhova et al. · Environmental Science & Technology Letters · 2017 · 1.4K citations · Full text

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Selective enrichment of bacterial pathogens by microplastic biofilm

X. J. Wu, Jie Pan, Meng Li et al. · Water Research · 2019 · 705 citations

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Microplastic pollution increases gene exchange in aquatic ecosystems

María Arias-Andrés, Uli Klümper, Keilor Rojas-Jiménez et al. · Environmental Pollution · 2018 · 624 citations · Full text

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Distinct community structure and microbial functions of biofilms colonizing microplastics

Lingzhan Miao, Peifang Wang, Jun Hou et al. · The Science of The Total Environment · 2018 · 602 citations

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