Michael J. Ormsby

Glasgow, SCT, United Kingdom

Last Updated: 09/26/2026

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Does plastic waste present an infection hazard? Current evidence, surveillance challenges and research priorities.

Does plastic waste present an infection hazard? Current evidence, surveillance challenges and research priorities.

Journal: One health outlook

Published: April 14, 2026

The aquatic plastisphere: ecology, pathogen dissemination and antimicrobial resistance.

The aquatic plastisphere: ecology, pathogen dissemination and antimicrobial resistance.

Journal: Nature reviews. Microbiology

Published: March 16, 2026

The 'Lifeboat Hypothesis': Aquatic Microplastics in a Warming World-Climate-Resilient Refugia for Bacterial Pathogens.

The 'Lifeboat Hypothesis': Aquatic Microplastics in a Warming World-Climate-Resilient Refugia for Bacterial Pathogens.

Journal: Global change biology

Published: March 06, 2026

A set of genetic tools for use in Clostridioides difficile and related species.

A set of genetic tools for use in Clostridioides difficile and related species.

Journal: Microbiology (Reading, England)

Published: February 19, 2026

Plastic debris facilitates the survival of multidrug-resistant bacterial pathogens in an urban agricultural environment.

Plastic debris facilitates the survival of multidrug-resistant bacterial pathogens in an urban agricultural environment.

Journal: Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)

Published: December 02, 2025

Exploiting microplastics and the plastisphere for the surveillance of human pathogenic bacteria discharged into surface waters in wastewater effluent.

Exploiting microplastics and the plastisphere for the surveillance of human pathogenic bacteria discharged into surface waters in wastewater effluent.

Journal: Water research

Published: January 15, 2025

Urban waste piles are reservoirs for human pathogenic bacteria with high levels of multidrug resistance against last resort antibiotics: A comprehensive temporal and geographic field analysis.

Urban waste piles are reservoirs for human pathogenic bacteria with high levels of multidrug resistance against last resort antibiotics: A comprehensive temporal and geographic field analysis.

Journal: Journal of hazardous materials

Published: September 19, 2024

Rapid colonisation of environmental plastic waste by pathogenic bacteria drives adaptive phenotypic changes.

Rapid colonisation of environmental plastic waste by pathogenic bacteria drives adaptive phenotypic changes.

Journal: Journal of hazardous materials

Published: August 20, 2024

Salmonella Typhimurium and Vibrio cholerae can be transferred from plastic mulch to basil and spinach salad leaves.

Salmonella Typhimurium and Vibrio cholerae can be transferred from plastic mulch to basil and spinach salad leaves.

Journal: Heliyon

Published: May 06, 2024

Survival and transfer potential of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium colonising polyethylene microplastics in contaminated agricultural soils.

Survival and transfer potential of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium colonising polyethylene microplastics in contaminated agricultural soils.

Journal: Environmental science and pollution research international

Published: April 08, 2024

The plastisphere can protect Salmonella Typhimurium from UV stress under simulated environmental conditions.

The plastisphere can protect Salmonella Typhimurium from UV stress under simulated environmental conditions.

Journal: Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)

Published: March 25, 2024

Can plastic pollution drive the emergence and dissemination of novel zoonotic diseases?

Can plastic pollution drive the emergence and dissemination of novel zoonotic diseases?

Journal: Environmental research

Published: November 02, 2023

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Last Updated: 09/26/2026