Glacier as a source of novel polyethylene terephthalate hydrolases

• Published in: Environmental microbiology Vol. 25; no. 12; pp. 2822 - 2833
• Main Authors: Qi, Xiaoyan, Ji, Mukan, Yin, Chao‐Fan, Zhou, Ning‐Yi, Liu, Yongqin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, USA John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.12.2023; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Antarctic region; Arctic region; Bridges; Carbon; Carbon sources; Contamination; data collection; disulfide bonds; Glaciers; Hydrolases; metagenomics; microbiology; Microorganisms; Microplastics; Plastic debris; Polyethylene terephthalate; polyethylene terephthalates; Relative abundance; sequence analysis; Sequencing; Thermal stability; Arctic region; Antarctic region

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is a major component of microplastic contamination globally, which is now detected in pristine environments including Polar and mountain glaciers. As a carbon‐rich molecule, PET could be a carbon source for microorganisms dwelling in glacier habitats. Thus, glacial m...