[en] Plastics accumulate in the environment and the Mediterranean Sea is one of the most polluted sea in the world. The plastic surface is rapidly colonized by microorganisms, forming the plastisphere. Our unique sampling supplied 107 plastic pieces from 22 geographical sites from four aquatic ecosystems (river, estuary, harbor and inshore) in the south of France in order to better understand the parameters which influence biofilm composition. In parallel, 48 enrichment cultures were performed to investigate the presence of plastic degrading-bacteria in the plastisphere. In this context, we showed that the most important drivers of microbial community structure were the sampling site followed by the polymer chemical composition. The study of pathogenic genus distribution highlighted that only 11% of our plastic samples contained higher proportions of Vibrio compared to the natural environment. Finally, results of the enrichment cultures showed a selection of hydrocarbon-degrading microorganisms suggesting their potential role in the plastic degradation.
Disciplines :
Microbiology Environmental sciences & ecology
Author, co-author :
Delacuvellerie, Alice ; Université de Mons - UMONS > Faculté des Sciences > Service de Protéomie et Microbiologie
Ballerini, Tosca; Expédition MED, 4 Allée des Avettes, 56230 Questembert, France
Frère, Laura; Expédition MED, 4 Allée des Avettes, 56230 Questembert, France
Matallana-Surget, Sabine; Division of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Stirling University, United Kingdom
Dumontet, Bruno; Expédition MED, 4 Allée des Avettes, 56230 Questembert, France
Wattiez, Ruddy ; Université de Mons - UMONS > Faculté des Sciences > Service de Protéomie et Microbiologie
Language :
English
Title :
From rivers to marine environments: A constantly evolving microbial community within the plastisphere.
This study is funded by the Fund for Scientific Research (F.R.S-FNRS) FC 23347. We thank the Polymer and Composite Materials Department (UMONS) for the utilization of the ATR-FTIR. This expedition was carried out in the framework of the Stop Plastiques en Méditerranée (SPEM) project supported by Région SUD Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur through the fund N° DEB 19-405 DU 20/06/2019 and also by SUEZ, Novamont and La Fondation Club Med. Sabine Matallana-Surget was supported by the UKRI Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) as part as the NRF-NERC-SEAP-2020 grant call ‘Understanding the Impact of Plastic Pollution on Marine Ecosystems in Southeast Asia (South East Asia Plastics (SEAP))’. Sources, impacts and solutions for plastics in Southeast Asia coastal environment (NRF Award No. NRF-SEAP-2020-0001, NERC Award No. NE/V009621/1).This study is funded by the Fund for Scientific Research (F.R.S-FNRS) FC 23347 . We thank the Polymer and Composite Materials Department (UMONS) for the utilization of the ATR-FTIR. This expedition was carried out in the framework of the Stop Plastiques en Méditerranée (SPEM) project supported by Région SUD Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur through the fund N° DEB 19-405 DU 20/06/2019 and also by SUEZ , Novamont and La Fondation Club Med . Sabine Matallana-Surget was supported by the UKRI Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) as part as the NRF-NERC-SEAP-2020 grant call ‘Understanding the Impact of Plastic Pollution on Marine Ecosystems in Southeast Asia (South East Asia Plastics (SEAP))’. Sources, impacts and solutions for plastics in Southeast Asia coastal environment (NRF Award No. NRF-SEAP-2020-0001, NERC Award No. NE/V009621/1).
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