{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["13(7)"],"submitter":["Preuss L"],"pubmed_abstract":["Global plastic pollution in oceans and estuaries is increasing rapidly, and it is well known that bacteria colonize plastic particles of all sizes. <i>Vibri</i>o spp. are frequently found as part of the plastisphere. We recently showed that <i>Vibrio gazogenes</i> DSM 21264 harbors a promiscuous esterase designated PET6. We now provide evidence that the <i>pet6</i> gene is expressed under a wide range of environmental conditions in its native host. However, in PET- and PE-grown biofilms, the <i>pet6</i> gene expression was not affected by the type of surface. The <i>pet6</i> transcription was sufficient to allow enzyme production and release of µM amounts of mono-(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate (MHET) and terephthalic acid (TPA) already after 24 hours of incubation on the PET foil. Notably,"],"journal":["Microbiology spectrum"],"pagination":["e0018125"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12211005"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) primary degradation products affect c-di-GMP-, cAMP-signaling, and quorum sensing (QS) in &lt;i&gt;Vibrio gazogenes&lt;/i&gt; DSM 21264."],"pmcid":["PMC12211005"],"pubmed_authors":["Burmeister N","Dumnitch A","Maison W","Daniel R","Vollstedt C","Streit WR","Preuss L","Alawi M","Poehlein A","Trinh L"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) primary degradation products affect c-di-GMP-, cAMP-signaling, and quorum sensing (QS) in &lt;i&gt;Vibrio gazogenes&lt;/i&gt; DSM 21264.","description":"Global plastic pollution in oceans and estuaries is increasing rapidly, and it is well known that bacteria colonize plastic particles of all sizes. <i>Vibri</i>o spp. are frequently found as part of the plastisphere. We recently showed that <i>Vibrio gazogenes</i> DSM 21264 harbors a promiscuous esterase designated PET6. We now provide evidence that the <i>pet6</i> gene is expressed under a wide range of environmental conditions in its native host. However, in PET- and PE-grown biofilms, the <i>pet6</i> gene expression was not affected by the type of surface. The <i>pet6</i> transcription was sufficient to allow enzyme production and release of µM amounts of mono-(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate (MHET) and terephthalic acid (TPA) already after 24 hours of incubation on the PET foil. Notably,","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025 Jul","modification":"2026-06-02T17:49:00.93Z","creation":"2026-05-27T03:07:55.25Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12211005","cross_references":{"pubmed":["40488468"],"doi":["10.1128/spectrum.00181-25"]}}