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Plastic degradation in marine bacteria describes when certain pelagic bacteria break down polymers and use them as a primary source of carbon for energy. Polymers such as polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) are incredibly useful for their durability and relatively low cost of production, however it is their persistence and difficulty to be properly ...
Ideonella sakaiensis. Yoshida et al. 2016 [1] Ideonella sakaiensis is a bacterium from the genus Ideonella and family Comamonadaceae capable of breaking down and consuming the plastic polyethylene terephthalate (PET) using it as both a carbon and energy source. The bacterium was originally isolated from a sediment sample taken outside of a ...
The plastisphere is a human-made ecosystem consisting of organisms able to live on plastic waste. Plastic marine debris, most notably microplastics, accumulates in aquatic environments and serves as a habitat for various types of microorganisms, including bacteria and fungi. [1][2] As of 2022, an estimated 51 trillion microplastics are floating ...
Disease-causing bacteria, including the type behind flesh-eating infections, can colonize rafts of seaweed and plastic pollution in the ocean, raising concerns about the risks to humans if they ...
The marine bioplastivore was created by combining genetic material from two different bacteria, making the microbe fast-growing and hungry for plastic. With oceans polluted with plastic, NC State ...
Marine plastic pollution. The pathway by which plastics enters the world's oceans. Marine plastic pollution is a type of marine pollution by plastics, ranging in size from large original material such as bottles and bags, down to microplastics formed from the fragmentation of plastic material. Marine debris is mainly discarded human rubbish ...
Plastivore. A plastivore is an organism capable of degrading and metabolising plastic. [1][2][3][4] While plastic is normally thought of as non- biodegradable, a variety of bacteria, fungi and insects have been found to degrade it.
“They found plastic in our bodies…people don’t want to eat off plastic plates with plastic utensils.” Surfrider Foundation even has a helpful online guide, highlighting ocean-friendly ...