Water researchAnimalsSnailsMicroplasticsFresh Water
Ingestion and digestion by the freshwater snail Pomacea canaliculata drive microplastic surface transformations and virus-mediated plastisphere functional shifts.
Zhaoji Shi, Wen Zeng, Wanlin Zhuang, Fucheng Yao, Daolin Sun, Ziqiang Liu, Jiaen Zhang
Published: 202610.1016/j.watres.2025.124926
Abstract
Microplastics are widely present in aquatic animals, but the effects of animal feeding behavior on their surface properties, particularly plastisphere functionality and viral community remain poorly understood. This study investigated the effects of…
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