Microbial Biofilm Colonizing Plastic Substrates in the Ross Sea (Antarctica): First Overview of Community-Level Physiological Profiles

• Published in: Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
• Main Authors: Gabriella Caruso, Giovanna Maimone, Alessandro Ciro Rappazzo, Ombretta Dell’Acqua, Pasqualina Laganà, Maurizio Azzaro
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: microbial biofilm community; carbon substrate utilization patterns; plastisphere; Antarctica; Amorphous Glacier; Austral; Mario Zucchelli; Road Bay; Ross Sea; Tethys Bay; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse11071317

The microbial colonization of plastic substrates made of polyvinylchloride (PVC) and polyethylene (PE) was studied in Tethys and Road Bays (Ross Sea, Antarctica) in order to evaluate the metabolic profiles of the plastisphere community in comparison with those of the surrounding waters. PVC and PE p...