Bioprospecting for polyesterase activity relevant for PET degradation in marine Enterobacterales isolates.

ABSTRACT: Plastics have quickly become an integral part of modern life. Due to excessive production and improper waste disposal, they are recognized as contaminants present in practically all habitat types. Although there are several polymers, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is of particular concern due to its abundance in the environment. There is a need for a solution that is both cost-effective and ecologically friendly to address this pollutant. The use of microbial depolymerizing enzymes could offer a biological avenue for plastic degradation, though the full potential of these enzymes is yet to be uncovered. The purpose of this study was to use (1) plate-based screening methods to investigate the plastic degradation potential of marine bacteria from the order Enterobacterales collected from v

SUBMITTER: Galarza-Verkovitch D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10462454 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature