ArticleApplied microbiology and biotechnology2021
Synergistic biodegradation of poly(ethylene terephthalate) using Microbacterium oleivorans and Thermobifida fusca cutinase.
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- Microbial plastic degradation: enzymes, pathways, challenges, and perspectives.Microbiology and molecular biology reviews : MMBR · 2025Review
- Construction of microbial systems for polyethylene terephthalate degradation.Synthetic and systems biotechnology · 2025Review
- Plastic leachates alter the composition of marine microbial communities, not functional potential for plastic degradation.FEMS microbiology ecology · 2025Article
- Biosphere Plastic Contamination and Microbial Alternatives for a Sustainable Degradation of Plastic Waste.Microorganisms · 2025Review
- Efficient biodegradation and upcycling of polyethylene terephthalate mediated by cell-factories.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Review
- Synthesis of Isoamyl Fatty Acid Ester, a Flavor Compound, by ImmobilizedJournal of microbiology and biotechnology · 2024Article
- Synthesis of Short-Chain Alkyl Butyrate through Esterification Reaction Using ImmobilizedJournal of microbiology and biotechnology · 2023Article
- Expression of a Cutinase ofMicrobiology spectrum · 2021Article
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Abstract
Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) is a major source of plastic pollution. Biodegradation technologies are of paramount interest in reducing or recycling PET waste. In particular, a synergistic microbe-enzyme treatment may prove to be a promising approach. In this study, a synergistic system composed of Microbacterium oleivorans JWG-G2 and Thermobifida fusca cutinase (referred to as TfC) was employed to degrade bis(hydroxyethyl) terephthalate (BHET) oligomers and a high crystalline PET film. A novel degradation product that was obtained by M. oleivorans JWG-G2 treatment alone was identified as ethylene glycol terephthalate (EGT). With the addition of TfC as a second biocatalyst, the highest synergy degrees for BHET oligomers and PET film degradation were 2.79 and 2.26, respectively. The largest amounts of terephthalic acid (TPA) and mono(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate (MHET) (47 nM and 330 nM, respectively) were detected after combined treatment of PET film with M. oleivorans JWG-G2 at 5 × 10
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