Microbiology lab media plates show E. coli bacteria growing on E. coli selective agar (pink) and blood agar (red). Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news ...

The study, published Tuesday in the journal Applied Environmental and Microbiology, analyzed biofilms on microplastics and glass created by E. coli, a potentially dangerous bacteria that can cause ...

Researchers swabbed each piece of plastic and spread the samples on agar plates ... microbial biofilms, or “plastispheres,” which can harbour pathogens, including Listeria, E. coli, Klebsiella ...