ArticleIndian journal of microbiology2021
Changes in Intestinal Microbiota Due to the Expanded Polystyrene Diet of Mealworms (
Article in Indian journal of microbiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.
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- Exploring the toxicology, socio-ecological impacts and biodegradation of microplastics in Africa: Potentials for resource conservation.Toxicology reports · 2025Review
- Biodegradation Mechanism of Polystyrene by Mealworms (Polymers · 2024Article
- Corrigendum: Plastic biodegradation byFrontiers in microbiology · 2024Article
- Biodegradation of polystyrene by intestinal symbiotic bacteria isolated from mealworms, the larvae ofHeliyon · 2023Article
- The gut microbiota, a key to understanding the health implications of micro(nano)plastics and their biodegradation.Microbial biotechnology · 2023Review
- Subacute Oral Toxicity Evaluation of Expanded-Polystyrene-FedFood science of animal resources · 2022Article
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- Plastic biodegradation byFrontiers in microbiology · 2022Review
- Gut Microbiome and Degradation Product Formation during Biodegradation of Expanded Polystyrene by Mealworm Larvae under Different Feeding Strategies.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
Expanded polystyrene (EPS), which is difficult to decompose, is usually buried or incinerated, causing the natural environment to be contaminated with microplastics and environmental hormones. Digestion of EPS by mealworms has been identified as a possible biological solution to the problem of pollution, but the complete degradation mechanism of EPS is not yet known. Intestinal microorganisms play a significant role in the degradation of EPS by mealworms, and relatively few other EPS degradation microorganisms are currently known. This study observed significant differences in the intestinal microbiota of mealworms according to the dietary results of metagenomics analysis and biodiversity indices. We have proposed two new candidates of EPS-degrading bacteria,
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