Plastic leachates alter the composition of marine microbial communities, not functional potential for plastic degradation.

FEMS Microbiol Ecol · 2025 · PMC12445843 · PMID 40971823

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Weakly significant differences were also detected when comparing PA-exposed samples to PET-exposed or ASWS samples ( P = 0.08 and P = 0.07, respectively).

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