PolyU research unveils hidden microbial threats to ecosystem caused by plastic waste, urging global collaboration to track harmful microbiomes (IMAGE)

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

PolyU research unveils hidden microbial threats to ecosystem caused by plastic waste, urging global collaboration to track harmful microbiomes

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Led by Prof. Jin Ling Nathanael, Assistant Professor of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Department of Health Technology and Informatics at PolyU (left), the research unveils the microbial threats to the ecosystem associated with plastic waste. Dr LI Changchao, a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (right), is the first author.

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