Biofilm Formation and Degradation of Commercially Available Biodegradable Plastic Films by Bacterial Consortiums in Freshwater Environments - Morohoshi, Tomohiro; Oi, Taishiro; Aiso, Haruna; Suzuki, Tomohiro; Okura, Tetsuo; Sato, Shunsuke (Microbes and Environments, 2018)
Keywords: Bacteria - classification; Bacteria - genetics; Bacteria - isolation & purification; Bacteria - metabolism; Bacterial Physiological Phenomena; Biodegradability; Biodegradable materials; biodegradable plastic; Biodegradable Plastics - metabolism; Biodegradation; Biodegradation, Environmental; Biodiversity; biofilm; Biofilms; Biofilms - growth & development; Bioplastics; Burkholderiales; Degradation; DNA, Bacterial - genetics; Fresh Water; Freshwater; Freshwater environments; Incubation period; Inland water environment; microbial community; Next-generation sequencing; poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate); Polyesters - metabolism; Polymers; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Short Communication; Water Microbiology; Water samples; microbial community; poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate); degradation; biodegradable plastic; biofilm