Environmental Consortium Containing Pseudomonas and Bacillus Species Synergistically Degrades Polyethylene Terephthalate Plastic

While several research groups are utilizing purified enzymes to break down postconsumer PET to the monomers TPA and ethylene glycol to produce new PET products, here, we present a group of five soil bacteria in culture that are able to partially degrade this polymer. To date, mixed Pseudomonas spp....

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Published in:	mSphere Vol. 5; no. 6
Main Authors:	Roberts, Cameron, Edwards, Sabrina, Vague, Morgan, León-Zayas, Rosa, Scheffer, Henry, Chan, Gayle, Swartz, Natasja A., Mellies, Jay L.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States American Society for Microbiology 23.12.2020
Subjects:	Applied and Environmental Science PET plastic bioaugmentation Bacillus biodegradation Pseudomonas pollution consortia
ISSN:	2379-5042, 2379-5042
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