Exacerbates oxidative damage
Micron-sized microplastics combined with phenanthrene exacerbate oxidative damage in Tubifex tubifex and alter gut microbial communities, affecting phenanthrene degradation.
Dong, Jiahao · Kang, Yan · Kuang, Shaoping · Ma, Haoqin · Li, Mei · Jingqian, Xiao · Wang, Yafei · Guo, Zizhang · Wu, Haiming
Chemical Engineering Journal 2023
Micron-sized microplastics combined with phenanthrene reduced CAT, GST, and SOD activities in T. tubifex
Microplastics and phenanthrene decreased the abundance of Proteobacteria, Fusobacteriota, and Bacteroidetes in the gut of T. tubifex
Microplastics reduced the abundance of Bacteroidetes, Acidobacteria, and Proteobacteria in sediment
Phenanthrene addition increased the abundance of salicylate hydroxylase enzyme related to PAHs metabolism