Опубликована: Окт. 28, 2022

Marine wildlife and aquaculture species can accumulate large amounts of microplastic particles (<1 mm), threatening the health marine populations ecosystems posing a risk to food safety human health. The uptake chemicals from microplastics seems decrease immune capacity bivalves corals fight pathogenic bacteria, thereby increasing their vulnerability disease. Moreover, major pathogens bivalves, fish, humans, including several Vibrio species, have been shown be specifically enriched in microbial communities adhered debris (MMD). Microplastics therefore serve as an important vector for regulator pathogen transmission disease dynamics. Here, we outline theoretical, three-perspective approach studying relationship between MMD First, provide framework retrospective analysis loads animal tissues assess relationships them, bioaccumulation over time, other environmental variables. results such used decide whether compound or should considered emerging substance organism. Second, describe experimental design testing effect variety on vivo removal (i.e., phagocytic activity hemocytes) infection intensity two study model (oysters zebrafish). Finally, create theoretical susceptible-infected particle fish. Overall, experiments models propose will pave way future research designed role pathogens. This multi-faceted needs urgent priority EU Strategic Research Innovation Agenda addressing challenges related MMD.

Язык: Английский