Biodegradation of polyethylene mulching films by a co-culture of Acinetobacter sp. strain NyZ450 and Bacillus sp. strain NyZ451 isolated from Tenebrio molitor larvae

• Published in: International biodeterioration & biodegradation Vol. 155; p. 105089
• Main Authors: Yin, Chao-Fan, Xu, Ying, Zhou, Ning-Yi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Barking Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2020; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Acinetobacter; Acinetobacter sp. strain NyZ450; Bacillus; Bacillus (bacteria); Bacillus sp. strain NyZ451; Biodegradation; biofilm; Biofilms; coculture; Consortia; Degradation; digestive system; electron microscopy; Fourier analysis; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Fourier transforms; gel chromatography; High temperature; Infrared analysis; Infrared spectroscopy; Inoculation; Larvae; Liquid chromatography; Microbial degradation; Microorganisms; Mulching; Polyethylene; Polyethylene mulching film; Polyethylenes; Scanning electron microscopy; Strains (organisms); Tenebrio molitor; Degradation; Bacillus sp. strain NyZ451; Polyethylene mulching film; Acinetobacter sp. strain NyZ450

Microbial degradation of polyethylene (PE) mulching films has attracted much attention, but to date its relatively rapid biodegradation was limited. Here, a consortium of two bacterial isolates, Acinetobacter sp. strain NyZ450 and Bacillus sp. strain NyZ451 from the gut of PE-feeding Tenebrio molito...