Plastic in the Ocean: Microbial Transformation of an ‘Unconventional’ Carbon Substrate

Project Information

VORTEX

Grant agreement ID: 772923

DOI

10.3030/772923

Project closed

EC signature date 22 March 2018

Start date 1 June 2018

End date 31 May 2023

Funded under

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC)

Total cost

€ 1 999 185,00

EU contribution

€ 1 999 185,00

Coordinated by

STICHTING NEDERLANDSE WETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK INSTITUTEN
Netherlands

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Publications

Peer reviewed articles (16)

Biodegradation of polyethylene by the marine fungusParengyodontium album

Author(s): Annika Vaksmaa; Hortonse Vielfaure; L. Polerecky; M.V.M. Kienhuis; M.T.J. van der Meer; T. Pflüger; M. Egger; Helge Niemann
Published in: Science of the Total Environment, 2024, ISSN 0048-9697
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172819

The Plastic Pathfinder- A macroplastic transport and fate model for terrestrial environments

Author(s): Mellink, Y; van Emmerik, T; Kooi, M; Laufkötter, C; Niemann, H.
Published in: Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2022, ISSN 2296-665X
Publisher: Frontiers
DOI: 10.3389/fenvs.2022.979685

Pelagic distribution of plastic debris (> 500 µm) and marine organisms in the upper layer of the North Atlantic Ocean

Author(s): Egger, M.; Schilt, B.; Wolter, H.; Mani, T.; de Vries, R.; Zettler, E.; Niemann, H
Published in: Scientific Reports, 2022, ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-17742-7

Nanoplastics and ultrafine microplastic in the Dutch Wadden Sea – The hidden plastics debris?

Author(s): Materić, D.; Holzinger, R.; Niemann, H
Published in: Science of The Total Environment, 2022, ISSN 0048-9697
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157371

The fate of plastic in the ocean environment – a minireview

Author(s): Chloe Wayman, Helge Niemann
Published in: Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, Issue 23/2, 2021, Page(s) 198-212, ISSN 2050-7887
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/d0em00446d

Relationship Between Particle Properties and Immunotoxicological Effects of Environmentally-Sourced Microplastics

Author(s): Beijer, N. R. M.; Dehaut, A.; Carlier, M. C.; Wolter, H.; Versteegen, R. M.; Pennings, J. L.A.; de la Foneyne, L.; Niemann, H.; Janssen, H. M.; Timmermans, B. G.; Mennes, W.; Cassee, F., R.; Mengelers, M. J. B.; Amaral-Zettler, L. A.; Duflos, G.; Staal, Y. C. M
Published in: Frontiers in Water, 2022, ISSN 2624-9375
Publisher: Frontiers
DOI: 10.3389/frwa.2022.866732

The Potential Role of Marine Fungi in Plastic Degradation – A Review

Author(s): Emna Zeghal; Annika Vaksmaa; Hortense Vielfaure; Hortense Vielfaure; Teun Boekhout; Teun Boekhout; Helge Niemann; Helge Niemann; Helge Niemann
Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021, ISSN 2296-7745
Publisher: Frontiers
DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2021.738877

A stable isotope assay with 13C-labeled polyethylene to investigate plastic mineralization mediated by Rhodococcus ruber

Author(s): Maaike Goudriaan, Victor Hernando Morales, Marcel T.J. van der Meer, Anchelique Mets, Rachel T. Ndhlovu, Johan van Heerwaarden, Sina Simon, Verena B. Heuer, Kai-Uwe Hinrichs, Helge Niemann
Published in: Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023, ISSN 0025-326X
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114369

Microbial communities on plastic particles in surface waters differ from subsurface waters of the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre

Author(s): Vaksmaa, A.; Matthias Egger, M.; Lüke, C.; Dalcin Martins, P.; Roselli, R.; Abdala Asbun, A.; Niemann, H
Published in: Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2022, ISSN 0025-326X
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113949

Polyethylene degradation and assimilation by the marine yeast Rhodotorula mucilaginosa

Author(s): Annika Vaksmaa; Lubos Polerecky; Nina Dombrowski; Michiel V. M. Kienhuis; Ilsa Posthuma; Jan Gerritse; Teun Boekhout; Helge Niemann
Published in: ISME communications, 2023, ISSN 2730-6151
Publisher: Springer Nature
DOI: 10.1038/s43705-023-00267-z

Biodegradable plastics in Mediterranean coastal environments feature contrasting microbial succession

Author(s): Fons A. de Vogel; Maaike Goudriaan; Erik R. Zettler; Helge Niemann; Andreas Eich; Miriam Weber; Christian Lott; Linda A. Amaral-Zettler
Published in: Science of The Total Environment, 2024, ISSN 0048-9697
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172288

Differentiation of bacterial communities on five common plastics after six days of exposure to Caribbean coastal waters

Author(s): Maaike Goudriaan; Emna Zeghal; Harry Witte; Annika Vaksmaa; Helge Niemann
Published in: Environmental Advances, 2024, ISSN 2666-7657
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.envadv.2024.100518

Methanotrophs: Discoveries, Environmental Relevance, and a Perspective on Current and Future Applications

Author(s): Simon Guerrero-Cruz; Simon Guerrero-Cruz; Annika Vaksmaa; Marcus A. Horn; Helge Niemann; Helge Niemann; Helge Niemann; Maite Pijuan; Maite Pijuan; Adrian Ho; Adrian Ho
Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology, Issue 1, 2021, ISSN 1664-302X
Publisher: Frontiers Media
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.678057

Role of fungi in bioremediation of emerging pollutants

Author(s): Annika Vaksmaa Emna Zeghal Victor Hernando-Morales
Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023, ISSN 2296-7745
Publisher: Frontiers
DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2023.1070905

Microbial Communities on Plastic Polymers in the Mediterranean Sea

Author(s): Annika Vaksmaa, Katrin Knittel, Alejandro Abdala Asbun, Maaike Goudriaan, Andreas Ellrott, Harry J. Witte, Ina Vollmer, Florian Meirer, Christian Lott, Miriam Weber, Julia C. Engelmann, Helge Niemann
Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology, Issue 12, 2021, ISSN 1664-302X
Publisher: Frontiers Media
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.673553

Plastic photodegradation under simulated marine conditions

Author(s): Annalisa Delre, Maaike Goudriaan, Victor Hernando Morales, Annika Vaksmaa, Rachel Tintswalo Ndhlovu, Marianne Baas, Edwin Keijzer, Tim de Groot, Emna Zeghal, Matthias Egger, Thomas Röckmann, Helge Niemann
Published in: Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023, ISSN 0025-326X
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114544

Book chapters (1)

Microbial Degradation of Marine Plastics: Current State and Future Prospects

Author(s): Annika Vaksmaa, Victor Hernando-Morales, Emna Zeghal, Helge Niemann
Published in: Biotechnology for Sustainable Environment, 2021, Page(s) 111-154, ISBN 978-981-16-1954-0
Publisher: Springer Nature
DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-1955-7_5