ArticleMicrobial biotechnology2024
Assessing microbial plastic degradation requires robust methods.
Article in Microbial biotechnology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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- Bacterial community colonization with minimal alteration of plastics in suboxic sediments from a marine methane seep.Applied and environmental microbiology · 2026Article
- The plastisphere: not a unique biofilm but a unifying concept for the interdisciplinary plastic biofilm research community.FEMS microbiology ecology · 2026Article
- Comparative functional profiles of microbial communities on drifting microplastics and volcanic pumice.ISME communications · 2026Article
- Microbial plastic degradation: enzymes, pathways, challenges, and perspectives.Microbiology and molecular biology reviews : MMBR · 2025Review
- Enrichment and characterization of steroid-degrading microbes for targeted removal of steroid hormone micropollutants in small-scale wastewater treatment solutions.Microbiology spectrum · 2025Article
- Characterising the Multiple-Plastic Degrading Strain of Bacillus subtilis GM_03 From the Galleria mellonella Microbiome.Environmental microbiology reports · 2025Article
- Current Approaches to Microplastics Detection and Plastic Biodegradation.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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- Biomolecular Analysis of Arctic Microorganisms Capable of Psychrophilic Growth on Biodegradable and Compostable Plastic.Journal of biomolecular techniques : JBT · 2024Article
- Assessing microbial plastic degradation requires robust methods.Microbial biotechnology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Plastics are versatile materials that have the potential to propel humanity towards circularity and ultimate societal sustainability. However, the escalating concern surrounding plastic pollution has garnered significant attention, leading to widespread negative perceptions of these materials. Here, we question the role microbes may play in plastic pollution bioremediation by (i) defining polymer biodegradability (i.e., recalcitrant, hydrolysable and biodegradable polymers) and (ii) reviewing best practices for evaluating microbial biodegradation of plastics. We establish recommendations to facilitate the implementation of rigorous methodologies in future studies on plastic biodegradation, aiming to push this field towards the use of isotopic labelling to confirm plastic biodegradation and further determine the molecular mechanisms involved.
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