ReviewComputational and structural biotechnology journal2021
New approaches for the characterization of plastic-associated microbial communities and the discovery of plastic-degrading microorganisms and enzymes.
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- Interpretable convolutional neural networks for sequence-based classification and discovery of plastic-degrading enzymes.Applied and environmental microbiology · 2026Article
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- Discovering PETases: An Interlink Between Engineering Enzymes and Microbiomes.Environmental microbiology · 2026Review
- Unlocking Enzyme Discovery: Leveraging Multi-Omics, Machine Learning, and De Novo Design.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2026Article
- Strategies for the Remediation of Micro- and Nanoplastics from Contaminated Food and Water: Advancements and Challenges.Journal of xenobiotics · 2025Review
- Microbial degradation of polyethylene polymer: current paradigms, challenges, and future innovations.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2024Review
- PEZy-miner: An artificial intelligence driven approach for the discovery of plastic-degrading enzyme candidates.Metabolic engineering communications · 2024Article
- Omic-driven strategies to unveil microbiome potential for biodegradation of plastics: a review.Archives of microbiology · 2024Review
- Searching for new plastic-degrading enzymes from the plastisphere of alpine soils using a metagenomic mining approach.PloS one · 2024Article
- Freshwater plastisphere: a review on biodiversity, risks, and biodegradation potential with implications for the aquatic ecosystem health.Frontiers in microbiology · 2024Review
- Searching for bacterial plastitrophs in modified Winogradsky columns.Frontiers in microbiomes · 2024Article
- Trends inComputational and structural biotechnology journal · 2023Review
- Distinct Bacterial and Fungal Communities Colonizing Waste Plastic Films Buried for More Than 20 Years in Four Landfill Sites in Korea.Journal of microbiology and biotechnology · 2022Article
- Biodegradation of plastics: mining of plastic-degrading microorganisms and enzymes using metagenomics approaches.Journal of microbiology (Seoul, Korea) · 2022Review
- Lessons From Insect Fungiculture: From Microbial Ecology to Plastics Degradation.Frontiers in microbiology · 2022Article
- Enzyme catalyzes ester bond synthesis and hydrolysis: The key step for sustainable usage of plastics.Frontiers in microbiology · 2022Review
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Abstract
Plastics in the environment represent new substrates for microbial colonization, and recent methodological advances allow for in-depth characterization of plastic-associated microbial communities (PAMCs). Over the past several decades, discovery of plastic degrading enzymes (PDEs) and plastic degrading microorganisms (PDMs) has been driven by efforts to understand microbially-mediated plastic degradation in the environment and to discover biocatalysts for plastic processing. In this review, we discuss the evolution of methodology in plastic microbiology and highlight major advancements in the field stemming from computational microbiology. Initial research relied largely on culture-based approaches like clear-zone assays to screen for PDMs and microscopy to characterize PAMCs. New computational tools and sequencing technologies are accelerating discoveries in the field through culture-independent and multi-omic approaches, rapidly generating targets for protein engineering and improving the potential for plastic-waste management.
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