Call for biotechnological approach to degrade plastic in the era of COVID-19 pandemic

PET microplastics affect human gut microbiota communities during simulated gastrointestinal digestion, first evidence of plausible polymer biodegradation during human digestion

(2022) Alba Tamargo et al.   Scientific Reports

Microbial Consortia and Mixed Plastic Waste: Pangenomic Analysis Reveals Potential for Degradation of Multiple Plastic Types via Previously Identified PET Degrading Bacteria

(2022) Sabrina Edwards et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Biocompatible poly(ethylene succinate) polyester with molecular weight dependent drug release properties

(2022) Mohamed M. Abdelghafour et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICS

A marine fungus Alternaria alternata FB1 efficiently degrades polyethylene

(2022) Rongrong Gao et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

In Silico Identification of Potential Sites for a Plastic-Degrading Enzyme by a Reverse Screening through the Protein Sequence Space and Molecular Dynamics Simulations

(2022) Krit Charupanit et al.   MOLECULES

A review of bioplastics at end-of-life: Linking experimental biodegradation studies and life cycle impact assessments

(2022) Elisabeth C. Van Roijen et al.   RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING

Microbial Consortiums of Putative Degraders of Low-Density Polyethylene-Associated Compounds in the Ocean

(2022) Maria Pinto et al.   mSystems

Opportunities for single-use plastic reduction in the food service sector during COVID-19

(2022) Shen Molloy et al.   Sustainable Production and Consumption

A polyesterase from the Antarctic bacterium Moraxella sp. degrades highly crystalline synthetic polymers

(2022) Efstratios Nikolaivits et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Novel silkworm (Bombyx mori) sulfotransferase swSULT ST3 is involved in metabolism of polyphenols from mulberry leaves

(2022) Kohji Yamamoto et al.   PLoS One

Rapid biodegradation of high molecular weight semi-crystalline polylactic acid at ambient temperature via enzymatic and alkaline hydrolysis by a defined bacterial consortium

(2022) Avnish Nitin Mistry et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Impacts of physical-chemical property of polyethylene on depolymerization and biodegradation in yellow and dark mealworms with high purity microplastics

(2022) Shan-Shan Yang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Enzymatic Degradation of Polyethylene Terephthalate Plastics by Bacterial Curli Display PETase

(2022) Baotong Zhu et al.   Environmental Science & Technology Letters

Microplastics spatiotemporal distribution and plastic-degrading bacteria identification in the sanitary and non-sanitary municipal solid waste landfills

(2022) Naying Li et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Biodegradation of polyurethane by Japanese carpenter bee gut-associated symbionts Xanthomonas sp. HY-71, and its potential application on bioconversion

(2022) Jong-Hoon Kim et al.   Environmental Technology & Innovation

Degradation of conventional plastic wastes in the environment. A review on current status of knowledge and future perspectives of disposal

(2021) Sameh Samir Ali et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Degradation of polypropylene-poly-L-lactide blends by Bacillus isolates: a microcosm and field evaluation

(2021) Kimi Jain et al.   BIOREMEDIATION JOURNAL

Biodegradation of used polyethylene bags by a new marine strain of Alcaligenes faecalis LNDR-1

(2021) Moupriya Nag et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Novel consortia of Enterobacter and Pseudomonas formulated from cow dung exhibited enhanced biodegradation of polyethylene and polypropylene

(2021) Sinosh Skariyachan et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Isolation and identification of low-density polyethylene degrading novel bacterial strains

(2021) Habibullah Nadeem et al.   ARCHIVES OF MICROBIOLOGY

The fundamental links between climate change and marine plastic pollution

(2021) Helen V. Ford et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Elucidating degradation properties, microbial community, and mechanism of microplastics in sewage sludge under different terminal electron acceptors conditions

(2021) Jie Ma et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Biodegradability of polyethylene mulching film by two Pseudomonas bacteria and their potential degradation mechanism

(2021) Lijun Hou et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Accelerated biodegradation of polyethylene terephthalate by Thermobifida fusca cutinase mediated by Stenotrophomonas pavanii

(2021) Qing-Song Huang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Impact of aquatic microplastics and nanoplastics pollution on ecological systems and sustainable remediation strategies of biodegradation and photodegradation

(2021) Krishna Kumar Jaiswal et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

The COVID-19 pandemic reshapes the plastic pollution research – A comparative analysis of plastic pollution research before and during the pandemic

(2021) Qiang Wang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Unraveling the plastic degradation potentials of the plastisphere-associated marine bacterial consortium as a key player for the low-density polyethylene degradation

(2021) Gajendra Joshi et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Characterization and engineering of a two-enzyme system for plastics depolymerization

(2020) Brandon C. Knott et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

In vitro degradation of low-density polyethylene by new bacteria from larvae of the greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella

(2020) Zahra Montazer et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY

Photodegradation of a semi-aromatic bio-derived polyimide

(2020) Anh Thi Minh Mai et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Degradation of excavated polyethylene and polypropylene waste from landfill

(2019) Luisa Canopoli et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Integrated approaches in microbial degradation of plastics

(2019) Shweta Jaiswal et al.   Environmental Technology & Innovation

Degradation of plastics and plastic-degrading bacteria in cold marine habitats

(2018) Aneta K. Urbanek et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Microbial Degradation of UV-Pretreated Low-Density Polyethylene Films by Novel Polyethylene-Degrading Bacteria Isolated from Plastic-Dump Soil

(2018) Zahra Montazer et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Plastic contamination of the food chain: A threat to human health?

(2018) R.H. Waring et al.   MATURITAS

Rhizosphere of Avicennia marina (Forsk.) Vierh. as a landmark for polythene degrading bacteria

(2016) Mohd. Shahnawaz et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Biofilm formation and partial biodegradation of polystyrene by the actinomycete Rhodococcus ruber

(2008) Roi Mor et al.   BIODEGRADATION