Microplastics change the intestinal flora of seabirds
New research approach combines microplastics and microbiome research
30-Mar-2023 -
The more microplastics in the intestines of seabirds, the more the microbial diversity changes, with the result that beneficial bacteria decrease and pathogens, as well as antibiotic-resistant and plastic-degrading microbes increase. This is the result of a study on the intestinal microbiome of ...
bacteria
birds
microbiomes
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