Sediment-Driven Plastisphere Community Assembly on Plastic Debris in Tropical Coastal Environments (18S rRNA gene)
We collected and analysed 136 plastic, 61 seawater, and 54 sediment samples from Singapore's coral reefs, seagrass meadows, and mangrove forests in 2021. To gain insights into the composition and diversity of the plastisphere, we sequenced the 16S and 18S rRNA genes.