Data from 'Plastic leachates promote protozoan growth' publication at ISME journal

This repository contains the datasets that underpin the analyses and figures in the ISME Journal article 'Plastic leachates promote protozoan growth' by Jessy Le Du-Carree, Cristina Romera-Castillo, and Rodrigo Almeda, published <b>2025</b> (DOI: <b>[DOI or accession link]</b>). The files are:<b>Bacteria_concentrations.xlsx</b> — Bacterial abundance/concentration measurements.<b>CDOM_FDOM.xlsx</b> — Chromophoric and fluorescent dissolved organic matter (CDOM/FDOM), and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) data.<b>Cell_concentration-size_oxyrrhis.xlsx</b> — <i>Oxyrrhis marina</i> cell concentrations and size metrics.<b>EEMs.xlsx</b> — Excitation–Emission Matrix (EEM) fluorescence data.These datasets are shared to ensure transparency and reproducibility and constitute the complete data used in the published manuscript. Please cite the ISME Journal article above when reusing any portion of these data. For questions, contact Jessy Le Du-Carree ([e-mail]).