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: Caruso G., Maimone G., Rappazzo A. C., Dell'Acqua O., Lagana' P., Azzaro M.
• Other Authors: Caruso, G., Maimone, G., Rappazzo, A. C., Dell'Acqua, O., Lagana', P., Azzaro, M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) 2023
• Subjects: Antarctica; carbon substrate utilization pattern; microbial biofilm community; plastisphere; Austral; Ross Sea; Mario Zucchelli; Tethys Bay; Amorphous Glacier; Road Bay; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11570/3284011; 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...