Research discovers new bacteria that stick to plastic in the deepsea to travel around the ocean ELSenviron
Environmental PollutionThe research highlights these bacteria may be able to 'hitchhike' across the deep sea by attaching to plastic, enhancing microbial connectivity across seemingly isolated environments.
To uncover these mysteries of the deep-sea 'plastisphere', the team used a deep-sea 'lander' in the North-East Atlantic to deliberately sink two types of plastic, polyurethane and polystyrene, in the deep and then recover the material to reveal a group of plastic loving bacteria. This method helps tackle the issue of how plastics and subsequently, our understanding of the 'plastisphere' are sampled in the environment to provide consistent results.
The research was led by Max Kelly, a Ph.D. student at Newcastle University's School of Natural and Environmental Sciences. He said:"The deep sea is the largest ecosystem on earth and likely a final sink for the vast majority of plastic that enters the, but it is a challenging place to study. Combining deep-sea experts, engineers, and marine microbiologists, our team is helping to elucidate the bacterial community that can to stick to plastic to reveal the final fate of deep-sea plastic.
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