A Review of the Fungi That Degrade Plastic

Plastics and the microbiome: impacts and solutions

(2021) G. Lear et al.   Environmental Microbiome

A Review of Bioplastics and Their Adoption in the Circular Economy

(2021) Alberto Di Bartolo et al.   Polymers

Analysis of microbial populations in plastic–soil systems after exposure to high poly(butylene succinate-co-adipate) load using high-resolution molecular technique

(2021) Benjawan Tanunchai et al.   Environmental Sciences Europe

Low-Density Polyethylene Film Biodegradation Potential by Fungal Species from Thailand

(2021) Sarunpron Khruengsai et al.   Journal of Fungi

The Potential Role of Marine Fungi in Plastic Degradation – A Review

(2021) Emna Zeghal et al.   Frontiers in Marine Science

Degradation Rates of Plastics in the Environment

(2020) Ali Chamas et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Diverse groups of fungi are associated with plastics in the surface waters of the Western South Atlantic and the Antarctic Peninsula

(2020) Ana L. d. F. Lacerda et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Microbial Degradation and Valorization of Plastic Wastes

(2020) Jiakang Ru et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Ability of Trichoderma hamatum Isolated from Plastics-Polluted Environments to Attack Petroleum-Based, Synthetic Polymer Films

(2020) Kateřina Malachová et al.   Processes

Molecular Mechanisms Involved in the Multicellular Growth of Ustilaginomycetes

(2020) Domingo Martínez-Soto et al.   Microorganisms

Fruiting body form, not nutritional mode, is the major driver of diversification in mushroom-forming fungi

(2020) Marisol Sánchez-García et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The biodegradation of polyester and polyester polyurethane coatings using Papiliotrema laurentii

(2019) Chia-Suei Hung et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Fungal potential for the degradation of petroleum-based polymers: An overview of macro- and microplastics biodegradation

(2019) Carmen Sánchez   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

Characterization of a cutinase from Myceliophthora thermophila and its application in polyester hydrolysis and deinking process

(2018) Shuya Yang et al.   PROCESS BIOCHEMISTRY

Taxonomy and evolution of Aspergillus , Penicillium and Talaromyces in the omics era – Past, present and future

(2018) Chi-Ching Tsang et al.   Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal

Ability of fungi isolated from plastic debris floating in the shoreline of a lake to degrade plastics

(2018) Ivano Brunner et al.   PLoS One

Biodegradation of polyester polyurethane by Aspergillus tubingensis

(2017) Sehroon Khan et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Degradation and metabolism of synthetic plastics and associated products by Pseudomonas sp.: capabilities and challenges

(2017) R.A. Wilkes et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Yeasts in Pucciniomycotina

(2017) Franz Oberwinkler   MYCOLOGICAL PROGRESS

Plastics in the North Atlantic garbage patch: A boat-microbe for hitchhikers and plastic degraders

(2017) Didier Debroas et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Evaluation of HDPE and LDPE degradation by fungus, implemented by statistical optimization

(2017) Nupur Ojha et al.   Scientific Reports

Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made

(2017) Roland Geyer et al.   Science Advances

Degradation of poly(butylene succinate) and poly(butylene succinate-co-butylene adipate) by a lipase from yeast Cryptococcus sp. grown on agro-industrial residues

(2016) Kathirvel Thirunavukarasu et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Enhancement of Biodegradable Plastic-degrading Enzyme Production from Paraphoma-like Fungus, Strain B47-9

(2016) Yuka Sameshima-Yamashita et al.   Journal of Oleo Science

The good, the bad and the tasty: The many roles of mushrooms

(2016) K.M.J. de Mattos-Shipley et al.   STUDIES IN MYCOLOGY

Microbes on a Bottle: Substrate, Season and Geography Influence Community Composition of Microbes Colonizing Marine Plastic Debris

(2016) Sonja Oberbeckmann et al.   PLoS One

Three New Cutinases from the Yeast Arxula adeninivorans That Are Suitable for Biotechnological Applications

(2015) Felix Bischoff et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Structural and functional studies of a Fusarium oxysporum cutinase with polyethylene terephthalate modification potential

(2015) Maria Dimarogona et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENERAL SUBJECTS

Characterization of an acidic cold-adapted cutinase from Thielavia terrestris and its application in flavor ester synthesis

(2015) Haibo Xu et al.   FOOD CHEMISTRY

Towards a natural classification and backbone tree for Sordariomycetes

(2015) Sajeewa S. N. Maharachchikumbura et al.   FUNGAL DIVERSITY

Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean

(2015) J. R. Jambeck et al.   SCIENCE

Towards an integrated phylogenetic classification of the Tremellomycetes

(2015) X.-Z. Liu et al.   STUDIES IN MYCOLOGY

A modelling implementation of climate change on biodegradation of Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) by Aspergillus niger in soil

(2015) Farzin Shabani et al.   Global Ecology and Conservation

Purification, characterization, and cloning of the gene for a biodegradable plastic-degrading enzyme from Paraphoma-related fungal strain B47-9

(2014) Ken Suzuki et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

RAxML version 8: a tool for phylogenetic analysis and post-analysis of large phylogenies

(2014) Alexandros Stamatakis   BIOINFORMATICS

High level expression of Glomerella cingulata cutinase in dense cultures of Pichia pastoris grown under fed-batch conditions

(2014) W.M.K. Wan Seman et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

A Cutinase from Trichoderma reesei with a Lid-Covered Active Site and Kinetic Properties of True Lipases

(2014) Alain Roussel et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Degradation of polyethylene by Penicillium simplicissimum isolated from local dumpsite of Shivamogga district

(2014) H. V. Sowmya et al.   ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY

Cloning and characterization of a novel acidic cutinase from Sirococcus conigenus

(2013) Antti Nyyssölä et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Screening of microbes for novel acidic cutinases and cloning and expression of an acidic cutinase from Aspergillus niger CBS 513.88

(2013) Antti Nyyssölä et al.   ENZYME AND MICROBIAL TECHNOLOGY

Tritirachium candoliense sp. nov., a novel basidiomycetous fungus isolated from the anoxic zone of the Arabian Sea

(2013) Cathrine Sumathi Manohar et al.   Fungal Biology

Families of Dothideomycetes

(2013) Kevin D. Hyde et al.   FUNGAL DIVERSITY

Biodegradation of starch blended polyvinyl chloride films by isolated Phanerochaete chrysosporium PV1

(2013) M. I. Ali et al.   International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Biodegradation of Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) by Mixed Culture of Lysinibacillus xylanilyticus and Aspergillus niger in Soil

(2013) Atefeh Esmaeili et al.   PLoS One

Biodegradable plastic-degrading enzyme from Pseudozyma antarctica: cloning, sequencing, and characterization

(2012) Yukiko Shinozaki et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Thiol-functionalization of acrylic ester monomers catalyzed by immobilized Humicola insolens cutinase

(2012) Christian Kazenwadel et al.   ENZYME AND MICROBIAL TECHNOLOGY

A low molecular mass cutinase of Thielavia terrestris efficiently hydrolyzes poly(esters)

(2012) Shaoqing Yang et al.   JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY

Plastic Degradation and Its Environmental Implications with Special Reference to Poly(ethylene terephthalate)

(2012) Hayden Webb et al.   Polymers

Biodegradation of Polyester Polyurethane by Endophytic Fungi

(2011) Jonathan R. Russell et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Phylemon 2.0: a suite of web-tools for molecular evolution, phylogenetics, phylogenomics and hypotheses testing

(2011) R. Sanchez et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Heterologous expression, characterization and site-directed mutagenesis of cutinase CUTAB1 from Alternaria brassicicola

(2010) Katja Koschorreck et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

trimAl: a tool for automated alignment trimming in large-scale phylogenetic analyses

(2009) S. Capella-Gutierrez et al.   BIOINFORMATICS

Structural and Functional Studies ofAspergillus oryzaeCutinase: Enhanced Thermostability and Hydrolytic Activity of Synthetic Ester and Polyester Degradation

(2009) Zhiqiang Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

High-level expression and characterization of Fusarium solani cutinase in Pichia pastoris

(2009) Min-A Kwon et al.   PROTEIN EXPRESSION AND PURIFICATION

Biodegradation of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) by isolated fungi in solid waste medium

(2009) Sahebnazar Zahra et al.   WASTE MANAGEMENT

Cloning and characterization of the Thcut1 gene encoding a cutinase of Trichoderma harzianum T34

(2008) M. Belén Rubio et al.   CURRENT GENETICS

Catalysis by Glomerella cingulata Cutinase Requires Conformational Cycling between the Active and Inactive States of Its Catalytic Triad

(2008) Mun Peak Nyon et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY