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27 citing papers in PubMed, 118 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Bacterial Communities across Multiple Ecological Niches (Water, Sediment, Plastic, and Snail Gut) in Mangrove Habitats.Microorganisms · 2024Article
- Catalytic and biocatalytic degradation of microplastics.Exploration (Beijing, China) · 2024Review
- Reduction of polystyrene/polyurethane plastic wastes from the environment into binders for water-resistant emulsion paints.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Draft genome sequence ofMicrobiology resource announcements · 2024Article
- Exploring the occurrence ofFrontiers in microbiology · 2024Article
- Biodegradation of polystyrene by intestinal symbiotic bacteria isolated from mealworms, the larvae ofHeliyon · 2023Article
- Microbial degradation of low density polyethylene by Exiguobacterium sp. strain LM-IK2 isolated from plastic dumped soil.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2022Article
- Polystyrene Degradation byMicroorganisms · 2022Article
- Microbial biodegradation of plastics: Challenges, opportunities, and a critical perspective.Frontiers of environmental science & engineering · 2022Review
- Lessons From Insect Fungiculture: From Microbial Ecology to Plastics Degradation.Frontiers in microbiology · 2022Article
- Xerotolerance: A New Property inMicroorganisms · 2021Article
- Engineered Polystyrene-Based Microplastics of High Environmental Relevance.Environmental science & technology · 2021Article
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Polystyrene is a chemically inert synthetic aromatic polymer. This widely used form of plastic is recalcitrant to biodegradation. The exponential production and consumption of polystyrene in various sectors has presented a great environment risk and raised the problem of waste management. Biodegradation by bacteria has previously shown great potential against various xenobiotics but there are only a few reports concerning polyolefins. By screening wetland microbes, we found two bacterial species -
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