A simple and novel method for the production of polyethylene terephthalate containing agar plates for the growth and detection of bacteria able to hydrolyze this plastic
Polyethylene terephthalate is used in the manufacture of many products. Microbes able to hydrolyze the plastic are known, and offer promise for practical waste management. Screening for hydrolysis usually involves unwieldy culturing in the presence of film. A rapid screening method based on culturin...
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Published in | Journal of microbiological methods Vol. 185; p. 106222 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Netherlands
Elsevier B.V
01.06.2021
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Summary: | Polyethylene terephthalate is used in the manufacture of many products. Microbes able to hydrolyze the plastic are known, and offer promise for practical waste management. Screening for hydrolysis usually involves unwieldy culturing in the presence of film. A rapid screening method based on culturing on agar plates is here described.
•Polyethylene terephthalate degrading microbes might aid recycling efforts.•Few microbes degrading polyethylene terephthalate have so far been found.•An agar-based test for detecting bacterial polyethylene terephthalate biodegradation is described. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 0167-7012 1872-8359 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.mimet.2021.106222 |