PMID- 37964725
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20231220
LR  - 20231220
IS  - 1462-2920 (Electronic)
IS  - 1462-2912 (Linking)
VI  - 25
IP  - 12
DP  - 2023 Dec
TI  - Freshwater plastispheres as a vector for foodborne bacteria and viruses.
PG  - 2864-2881
LID - 10.1111/1462-2920.16536 [doi]
AB  - There is growing evidence that plastic particles can accumulate microorganisms 
      that are pathogenic to humans or animals. In the current study, the composition 
      of the plastispheres that accumulated on polypropylene (PP), polyvinyl chloride 
      (PVC), and high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pieces submerged in a river in the 
      southeast Norway was characterized by 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing. Seasonal and 
      geographical effects on the bacterial composition of the plastisphere were 
      identified, in addition to the detection of potential foodborne pathogenic 
      bacteria and viruses as part of the plastisphere. The diversity and taxonomic 
      composition of the plastispheres were influenced by the number of weeks in the 
      river, the season, and the location. The bacterial diversity differed 
      significantly in the plastisphere from June and September, with a generally 
      higher diversity in June. Also, the community composition of the plastisphere was 
      significantly influenced by the geographical location, while the type of plastic 
      had less impact. Plastics submerged in river water assembled a variety of 
      microorganisms including potentially pathogenic bacteria and viruses (noro- and 
      adenovirus) detected by qPCR. Cultivation methods detected viable bacteria such 
      as Escherichia coli and Listeria monocytogenes. The results highlight the need 
      for additional research on the risk of contaminating food with plastic particles 
      colonized with human pathogens through irrigation water.
CI  - (c) 2023 The Authors. Environmental Microbiology published by Applied Microbiology 
      International and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
FAU - Witso, Ingun Lund
AU  - Witso IL
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2041-4887
AD  - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Food Safety Unit, The Norwegian University of 
      Life Sciences, As, Norway.
FAU - Basson, Adelle
AU  - Basson A
AD  - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Food Safety Unit, The Norwegian University of 
      Life Sciences, As, Norway.
AD  - Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, 
      Norway.
FAU - Vinje, Hilde
AU  - Vinje H
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0318-0214
AD  - Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, The Norwegian University of 
      Life Sciences, As, Norway.
FAU - Llarena, Ann-Katrin
AU  - Llarena AK
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5278-7253
AD  - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Food Safety Unit, The Norwegian University of 
      Life Sciences, As, Norway.
FAU - Bringas, Carlos Salas
AU  - Bringas CS
AD  - Institute for Marine Operations and Civil Engineering, Norwegian University of 
      Science and Technology, Alesund, Norway.
FAU - Aspholm, Marina
AU  - Aspholm M
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3175-6022
AD  - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Food Safety Unit, The Norwegian University of 
      Life Sciences, As, Norway.
FAU - Wasteson, Yngvild
AU  - Wasteson Y
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-6527-8407
AD  - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Food Safety Unit, The Norwegian University of 
      Life Sciences, As, Norway.
FAU - Myrmel, Mette
AU  - Myrmel M
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2794-4023
AD  - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Virology Unit, The Norwegian University of Life 
      Sciences, As, Norway.
LA  - eng
GR  - 302996/Norges Forskningsrad/
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20231114
PL  - England
TA  - Environ Microbiol
JT  - Environmental microbiology
JID - 100883692
RN  - 0 (Plastics)
RN  - 0 (RNA, Ribosomal, 16S)
RN  - 059QF0KO0R (Water)
SB  - IM
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Plastics
MH  - RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics
MH  - Bacteria/genetics
MH  - Rivers
MH  - Water
MH  - *Viruses/genetics
EDAT- 2023/11/15 06:42
MHDA- 2023/12/20 06:42
CRDT- 2023/11/15 03:54
PHST- 2023/04/14 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2023/10/27 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2023/12/20 06:42 [medline]
PHST- 2023/11/15 06:42 [pubmed]
PHST- 2023/11/15 03:54 [entrez]
AID - 10.1111/1462-2920.16536 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Environ Microbiol. 2023 Dec;25(12):2864-2881. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.16536. Epub 
      2023 Nov 14.