Probiotics can also bind and degrade toxins, like heavy metals and bisphenol A. Additionally, bacteria could be used to aggregate MNPs and reduce their impact. Therefore, probiotics offer a variety of strategies to counter MNP-induced health effects....
Microorganisms initially get attached onto microplastic particles via secretion products or surface structures and secrete enzymes that degrade microplastics into smaller fragments, ultimately converting them into harmless substances. For instance, it was reported fungi Phanerochaete chrysosporium secretes an ...
Polyethylene (PE) or polythene is a long-chain polymer of ethylene monomers that is the target of microorganisms for degradation. Several bacteria can degrade PE, includingPseudomonas, Staphlyococcus, Streptomyces, etc.Some fungal species are also assumed to degrade PE, such as Aspergillus,Cladosporiu...
Thus, the microbial communities existing on the plastic marine pollution that reaches the coasts of Reunion Island could be affected by this AMR phenomenon. Therefore, it is of utmost importance to determine whether the microbial communities colonizing the marine microplastic debris drifting off the coa...
In a proof-of-concept study, researchers reporting inACS Applied Materials & Interfacesdeveloped self-propelled microrobots that can swim, attach to plastics and break them down. Image: Metallic microrobots (dark blue dots) colonize a jagged piece of microplastic under visible light, breaking down ...
adsorption and degradation. Microorganisms initially get attached onto microplastic particles via secretion products or surface structures and secrete enzymes that degrade microplastics into smaller fragments, ultimately converting them into harmless substances. For instance, it was reported fungiPhanerochaete chry...
Utilizing microplastic-degrading bacteria isolated from landfills offers a potential solution to microplastic contamination in agriculture. This study aimed to isolate and identify bacteria from the Putri Cempo Landfill and evaluate their ability to degrade different types of plastic contamina...
Recent studies have shown that coral-associated bacteria have an adequate ability to degrade marine pollutant materials. No one has reported that the use of indigenous coral-associated bacteria has the potential for microplastic biodegradation, especially low-density polyethylene m...
So far, 16 bacteria that could effectively degrade PAEs have been sequenced, and their genomic information was summarized in Table 1. Through comparative genomic analysis, a large number of genes or gene clusters regulating primary PAE degradation reactions were identified in different PAE-degrading is...
Because of their enzymes, these PDIs could also degrade other plastic polymers and polyethylene. It was reported that Pseudomonas spp. and Bacillus spp. produce esterase which employed for partially or even completely degrading of ester-based polyurethane (PUR) which is type of conventional plastic ...