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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2023

Optimizing Eco-Friendly Degradation of Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Plastic Using Environmental Strains of

Heba A El-Dash, Nehal E Yousef, Abeer A Aboelazm, Zuhier A Awan, Galal Yahya, Amira M El-Ganiny

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Heba A El-DashMicrobiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt.
Nehal E YousefMicrobiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt.
Abeer A AboelazmMicrobiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha 13518, Egypt.
Zuhier A AwanDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-4176-335X
Galal YahyaMicrobiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-9466-7863
Amira M El-GaninyMicrobiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-2694-1998
Zagazig University · EGBenha University · EGKing Abdulaziz University · SAUniversity of Kaiserslautern · DE

Funding

the Deanship of Scientific Research (DSR) at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia grant no. KEP-MSc-26-166-42
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Worldwide, huge amounts of plastics are being introduced into the ecosystem, causing environmental pollution. Generally, plastic biodegradation in the ecosystem takes hundreds of years. Hence, the isolation of plastic-biodegrading microorganisms and finding optimum conditions for their action is crucial. The aim of the current study is to isolate plastic-biodegrading fungi and explore optimum conditions for their action. Soil samples were gathered from landfill sites; 18 isolates were able to grow on SDA. Only 10 isolates were able to the degrade polyvinyl chloride (PVC) polymer. Four isolates displayed promising depolymerase activity. Molecular identification revealed that three isolates belong to genus

Indexed as

Aspergillus fumigatusMalasseziaAspergillusBiodegradation, EnvironmentalEcosystemFungiPolyvinyl ChloridePolyvinyl ChlorideAspergillus speciesbiodegradationdepolymeraseMalassezia speciesPVC plastic polymer

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PMID37895132
PMCPMC10607177
OpenAlexW4387860063

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