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ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
卷 320, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121020
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Bacteroidetes Eiseniafetida Environmentally; relevant concentrationsGut microorganisms; Metabolomics Osmoregulatory metabolism
This study investigated the metabolic and gut microbial responses of earthworms to environmentally relevant concentrations of polystyrene microplastics. The results showed that the microplastics did not significantly affect the weight, survival rate, or biodiversity of the gut microbiota, but did decrease the relative abundance of Bacteroidetes at the phylum level. Furthermore, the microplastics disturbed the osmoregulatory metabolism of the earthworms. This study provides important insights into the molecular toxicity of polystyrene microplastics on soil fauna.
Metabolomic and gut microbial responses of soil fauna to environmentally relevant concentrations of microplastics indicate the potential molecular toxicity of microplastics; however, limited data exist on these responses. In this study, earthworms (Eisenia fetida) were exposed to spherical (25-30 mu m diameter) polystyrene microplastic-contaminated soil (0.02%, w:w) for 14 days. Changes in weight, survival rate, intestinal microbiota and metabolic responses of the earthworms were assessed. The results showed that polystyrene microplastics did not influence the weight, survival rate, or biodiversity of the gut microbiota, but significantly decreased the relative abundance of Bacteroidetes at the phylum level. Moreover, polystyrene microplastics disturbed the osmoregulatory metabolism of earthworms, as indicated by the significantly decreased betaine, myo-inositol and lactate, and increased 2-hexyl-5-ethyl-furan-3-sulfonic acid at the metabolic level. This study provides important insights into the molecular toxicity of environmentally relevant concentrations of polystyrene microplastics on soil fauna.
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