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ArticleLife (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Investigating the Polystyrene (PS) Biodegradation Potential of

Muhammad Adnan Shereen, Sadia Mehmood Satti, Asim Abbasi, Naima Atiq, Qudsia Yousafi, Safia Ahmed, Kousar Parveen, Nazih Y Rebouh

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Muhammad Adnan ShereenDepartment of Microbiology, Kohsar University Murree, Murree 47150, Pakistan.
Sadia Mehmood SattiDepartment of Microbiology, Kohsar University Murree, Murree 47150, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0003-2736-4739
Asim AbbasiDepartment of Entomology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0003-2731-0490
Naima AtiqDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan.ORCID 0009-0004-4549-585X
Qudsia YousafiDepartment of Biosciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Sahiwal Campus, Sahiwal 57000, Pakistan.
Safia AhmedDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan.
Kousar ParveenDepartment of Environmental Sciences, The Women University Multan, Multan 66000, Pakistan.
Nazih Y RebouhDepartment of Environmental Management, Institute of Environmental Engineering, RUDN University, 6 Miklukho-Maklaya St., Moscow 117198, Russia.ORCID 0000-0002-8621-6595

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biochemical monomer upcycling of plastic waste and its conversion into value-added products is deemed necessary, as it provides a greener and more sustainable solution to plastic waste management. In the current study, the polystyrene (PS) biodegradation potential of the fungus

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biodegradationPhanerochaete chrysosporiumpolystyrenepretreatment

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PMID40566522
PMCPMC12194056

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