ArticleArchives of microbiology2026
Indigenous LDPE degradation bacteria from plastic dumping soils of Thoothukudi coast: isolation, characterization and degradation efficiency.
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- Biodegradation of polyethylene by indigenous soil bacteria isolated from municipal landfill sites of Mangaluru.Biodegradation · 2026Article
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Abstract
An experiment was conducted to isolate, identify, and characterize the soil bacteria capable of biodegrading untreated Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) from selected locations of municipal corporation dumping stations in Thoothukudi, Southeast coast of Tamil Nadu, India. A total of 29 distinct bacteria were isolated using Tryptic Soya Agar (TSA) after enrichment of soil samples from the selected sites. Of which, two isolates produced maximum zone of clearance during screening and formed biofilm after 21 days of incubation. The 16 S rRNA sequencing confirmed that the isolates were identified as Paenibacillus timonensis (PX106822) and Cupriavidus nantongensis (PX106762) which resulted in the weight reductions of 3.15% and 1.83% respectively on untreated LDPE after 30 days of incubation. During degradation, the pH of the Mineral Salt Medium (MSM) increased from 6.73 to 8.06 and 8.11 respectively by the two isolates. In the present study, it was observed that the two isolates had increased viable cell count of 7.07 × 10
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