High density polyethylene (HDPE) biodegradation by the fungus Cladosporium halotolerans.
FEMS Microbiol Ecol
; 99(2)2023 01 24.
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| ID: mdl-36478021
ABSTRACT
Polyethylene (PE) is high molecular weight synthetic polymer, very hydrofobic and hardly biodegradable. To increase polyethylene bio-degradability it is very important to find microorganisms that improve the PE hydrophilic level and/or reduce the length of its polymeric chain by oxidation. In this study, we isolated Cladosporium halotolerans, a fungal species, from the gastric system of Galleria mellonella larvae. Here, we show that C. halotolerans grows in the presence of PE polymer, it is able to interact with plastic material through its hyphae and secretes enzymes involved in PE degradation.
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Plásticos
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Polietileno
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Animals
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En
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FEMS Microbiol Ecol
Ano de publicação:
2023
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Article
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Itália