Unravelling the plastisphere-soil and plasticplane microbiome of plastic mulch residues in agricultural soils

This study provides a pioneering description of a methodology to differentially analyze microbial communities at different soil-plastic interfaces, particularly on a small spatial scale using samples from plastic mulch residues in agricultural soils. This methodology may lay a foundation for future research to isolate and identify microbial plastic degraders, contributing to efforts against mitigating plastic pollution.