A preliminary study of the cultivable microbiota on the plastic litter collected by commercial fishing trawlers in the south-eastern Adriatic Sea, with emphasis on Vibrio isolates and their antibiotic resistance

Mediterranean Sea is the sixth largest area of marine litter accumulation in the world, and plastic pollution is a growing problem in its Adriatic sub-basin. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the cultivable microbiota associated with plastic litter collected by commercial fishing trawlers...

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Published inMarine pollution bulletin Vol. 187; p. 114592
Main Authors Kapetanović, Damir, Vardić Smrzlić, Irena, Kazazić, Snježana, Omanović, Dario, Cukrov, Neven, Cindrić, Ana-Marija, Rapljenović, Ana, Perić, Lorena, Orlić, Karla, Mijošek, Tatjana, Redžović, Zuzana, Gavrilović, Ana, Radočaj, Tena, Filipović Marijić, Vlatka
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2023
Subjects
Antibiotic resistance
Drug Resistance, Microbial
Environmental Monitoring
Environmental Pollution
Hunting
Macroplastics
Marine fishing
Mediterranean
Mediterranean Sea
Microplastics
Pathogens
Plastics
Waste Products - analysis
Mediterranean Sea
Macroplastics
Mediterranean
Pathogens
Marine fishing
Microplastics
Antibiotic resistance
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Summary:Mediterranean Sea is the sixth largest area of marine litter accumulation in the world, and plastic pollution is a growing problem in its Adriatic sub-basin. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the cultivable microbiota associated with plastic litter collected by commercial fishing trawlers in the south-eastern Adriatic Sea in comparison with microbiota in seawater and sediment. Plastic litter in the sea contains an autochthonous microbiota that is different from that of the surrounding seawater and sediment. Vibrio abundance was higher on plastic litter than in surrounding seawater and sediment. All isolated Vibrio showing resistance to ampicillin and vancomycin, while resistance to other antibiotics depended on the isolated species. Overall, this study provides for the first time information on the cultivable microbiota associated with plastic litter collected by commercial fishing trawlers and provides a data base for further studies. •Plastic litter collected by commercial fishing trawlers was analyzed.•The microbiota on plastic litter, in seawater, and in sediment was determined.•Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio alginolyticus were detected on plastic litter.•Multiple resistance among Vibrio isolates was detected.
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ISSN:0025-326X
1879-3363
DOI:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.114592