ArticleNature communications2025
Engineering microbial consortia for mixed plastic upcycling.
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Abstract
Recent studies in developing processes using 'single' plastic waste for microbial conversion have demonstrated great promise in advancing a circular economy. However, chemical complexity and compositional variability of post-consumer 'mixed' plastic waste pose huge challenges to using it as a feedstock for biomanufacturing. Here, we present a process leveraging a synthetic microbial consortium, comprising Rhodococcus jostii strain PET and Acinetobacter baylyi ADP1, enabled by engineering the division of labor. The robust consortium synergistically and stably consumes diverse mixtures of oxygenated compounds, derived from the depolymerization of post-consumer, mixed plastic waste, regardless of the fluctuating plastic waste compositions. We evaluate the upcycling potential of the stable consortium by applying rational metabolic engineering to both specialists, enabling the funneling of these oxygenates into lycopene and lipids. This work highlights the potential of stable microbial consortia to valorize untapped, mixed plastic waste for sustainable biomanufacturing, offering a promising solution to global plastic pollution.
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