@article{fdi:010089048,
  title = {{M}icroplastics in the insular marine environment of the {S}outhwest {I}ndian {O}cean carry a microbiome including antimicrobial resistant ({AMR}) bacteria : a case study from {R}eunion {I}sland},
  author = {{S}ababadichetty, {L}. and {M}iltgen, {G}. and {V}incent, {B}. and {G}uilhaumon, {F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {L}enoble, {V}. and {T}hibault, {M}. and {B}ureau, {S}. and {T}ortosa, {P}. and {B}ouvier, {T}. and {J}ourand, {P}hilippe},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he increasing threats to ecosystems and humans from marine plastic pollution require a comprehensive assessment. {W}e present a plastisphere case study from {R}eunion {I}sland, a remote oceanic island located in the {S}outhwest {I}ndian {O}cean, polluted by plastics. {W}e characterized the plastic pollution on the island's coastal waters, described the associated microbiome, explored viable bacterial flora and the presence of antimicrobial resistant ({AMR}) bacteria. {R}eunion {I}sland faces plastic pollution with up to 10,000 items/km2 in coastal water. {T}hese plastics host microbiomes dominated by {P}roteobacteria (80 %), including dominant genera such as {P}sychrobacter, {P}hotobacterium, {P}seudoalteromonas and {V}ibrio. {C}ulturable microbiomes reach 107 {CFU}/g of microplastics, with dominance of {E}xiguobacterium and {P}seudomonas.  {P}lastics also carry {AMR} bacteria including ?-lactam resistance. {T}hus, {S}outhwest {I}ndian {O}cean islands are facing serious plastic pollution. {T}his pollution requires vigilant monitoring as it harbors a plastisphere including {AMR}, that threatens pristine ecosystems and potentially human health through the marine food chain.},
  keywords = {{REUNION} ; {OCEAN} {INDIEN}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}arine {P}ollution {B}ulletin},
  volume = {198},
  numero = {},
  pages = {115911 [12 ]},
  ISSN = {0025-326{X}},
  year = {2024},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115911},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010089048},
}