Marine scientists find toxic bacteria on microplastics retrieved from tropical waters
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 - 09:10
in Biology & Nature
A field survey conducted by a team of marine scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has uncovered toxic bacteria living on the surfaces of microplastics, which are pieces of plastic smaller than five millimetres in size, collected from the coastal areas of Singapore. These bacteria are capable of causing coral bleaching, and triggering wound infections in humans.