Microbial decomposition of biodegradable plastics on the deep-sea floor

Several dominant microorganisms are carrying genes potentially encoding plastic-degrading enzymes such as polyhydroxyalkanoate depolymerases and cutinases/polyesterases

Abstract Microbes can decompose biodegradable plastics on land, rivers and seashore. However, it is unclear whether deep-sea microbes can degrade…

Full text: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-44368-8#author-information

Author

Taku Omura, Noriyuki Isobe, Takamasa Miura, Shun’ichi Ishii, Mihoko Mori, Yoshiyuki Ishitani, Satoshi Kimura, Kohei Hidaka, Katsuya Komiyama, Miwa Suzuki, Ken-ichi Kasuya, Hidetaka Nomaki, Ryota Nakajima, Masashi Tsuchiya, Shinsuke Kawagucci, Hiroyuki Mori, Atsuyoshi Nakayama, Masao Kunioka, Kei Kamino & Tadahisa Iwata

Source

nature, 2024-01-26.

Supplier

Gunma University Center for Food Science and Wellness (GUCFW)
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)
Japan BioPlastics Association
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (NBRC)
University of Tokyo

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