ArticleApplied and environmental microbiology2023
Comparative biodegradation analysis of three compostable polyesters by a marine microbial community.
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- Assessing Polymer Biodegradability: Standardized Methods, Critical Challenges, and Future Directions.Polymers · 2026Review
- Indigenous LDPE degradation bacteria from plastic dumping soils of Thoothukudi coast: isolation, characterization and degradation efficiency.Archives of microbiology · 2026Article
- Bacterial regulation of coral larval metamorphosis and settlement in Pocillopora damicornis.Communications biology · 2025Article
- Biomolecular Analysis of Arctic Microorganisms Capable of Psychrophilic Growth on Biodegradable and Compostable Plastic.Journal of biomolecular techniques : JBT · 2024Article
- Biodegradation: the best solution to the world problem of discarded polymers.Bioresources and bioprocessing · 2024Review
- Searching for new plastic-degrading enzymes from the plastisphere of alpine soils using a metagenomic mining approach.PloS one · 2024Article
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Abstract
importanceBiodegradable plastics can be used in applications where the end product cannot be efficiently recycled due to high levels of contaminations, e.g., food or soil. Some of these plastics have a dedicated end of life, such as composting, but their degradation in the marine environment is poorly understood. In this study we showed that marine microbial communities can degrade a range of biodegradable polymers with different physical and chemical properties and use these as a sole carbon source for growth. We have also provided insights into the degradation mechanisms using a combined metagenomic and metaproteomic approach. In addition, we have identified three new enzymes that are capable of degrading both aliphatic polymers and aliphatic-aromatic copolymers, which can be used for biotechnological applications.
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