Microplastic pollution impairs seabird gut health

Plastic-infested digestive tracks from two species of Atlantic seabirds, northern fulmars and Cory's shearwaters, showed a decrease of mostly beneficial 'indigenous' bacteria and more potentially harmful pathogens.PARIS - Scientists have long known that wild seabirds ingest bits of plastic pollution as they feed, but a study shows the tiny particles don't just clog or transit the stomach but can subvert its complex mix of good and bad bacteria too.

There was also an increase in antibiotic-resistant and plastic-degrading microbes, researchers reported in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution. Microplastics -- produced when plastic products break down in the environment -- are directly and indirectly ingested across most animal food chains. Some microbes cause diseases, but most exist as"friendly" bacteria with a critical role in digestion, immune response and other critical functions.

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