Thermophilic anaerobic biodegradation test and analysis of eubacteria involved in anaerobic biodegradation of four specified biodegradable polyesters

Profiling of complex microbial populations by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis analysis of polymerase chain reaction-amplified genes coding for 16S rRNA

Muyzer, G., de Waal, E. C., & Uitterlinden, A. G. (1993) · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · doi:10.1128/aem.59.3.695-700.1993 · Cited by 11,490

Estimating the Growth Rate of Slowly Growing Marine Bacteria from RNA Content

Kemp, P. F., Lee, S., & LaRoche, J. (1993) · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · doi:10.1128/aem.59.8.2594-2601.1993 · Cited by 326

Comparison of Nucleic Acid Hybridization and Fluorometry for Measurement of the Relationship between RNA/DNA Ratio and Growth Rate in a Marine Bacterium

Kerkhof, L. J., & Ward, B. B. (1993) · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · doi:10.1128/aem.59.5.1303-1309.1993 · Cited by 214

Stratified Communities of Active Archaea in Deep Marine Subsurface Sediments

Sørensen, K. B., & Teske, A. (2006) · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · doi:10.1128/aem.00562-06 · Cited by 201

Bacterial and archaeal 16S rDNA and 16S rRNA dynamics during an acetate crisis in an anaerobic digestor ecosystem

Delbes, C. (2001) · FEMS Microbiology Ecology · doi:10.1016/s0168-6496(00)00107-0 · Cited by 194

Monitoring of activity dynamics of an anaerobic digester bacterial community using 16S rRNA polymerase chain reaction–single‐strand conformation polymorphism analysis

Delbès, C., Moletta, R., & Godon, J. (2000) · Environmental Microbiology · doi:10.1046/j.1462-2920.2000.00132.x · Cited by 170

Small ribosomal RNA content in marine Proteobacteria during non-steady-state growth

Kerkhof, L. J., & Kemp, P. F. (1999) · FEMS Microbiology Ecology · doi:10.1111/j.1574-6941.1999.tb00653.x · Cited by 129

Biodegradation of poly(lactic acid) powders proposed as the reference test materials for the international standard of biodegradation evaluation methods

Kunioka, M., Ninomiya, F., & Funabashi, M. (2006) · Polymer Degradation and Stability · doi:10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2006.03.003 · Cited by 113

Anaerobic Biodegradation Tests of Poly(lactic acid) under Mesophilic and Thermophilic Conditions Using a New Evaluation System for Methane Fermentation in Anaerobic Sludge

Yagi, H., Ninomiya, F., Funabashi, M., & Kunioka, M. (2009) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms10093824 · Cited by 112

Biodegradation of Aliphatic Homopolyesters and Aliphatic−Aromatic Copolyesters by Anaerobic Microorganisms

Abou‐Zeid, D., Müller, R., & Deckwer, W. (2004) · Biomacromolecules · doi:10.1021/bm0499334 · Cited by 110

Ilyobacter delafieldii sp. nov., a metabolically restricted anaerobic bacterium fermenting PHB

Janssen, P. H., & Harfoot, C. G. (1990) · Archives of Microbiology · doi:10.1007/bf00248964 · Cited by 91

Anaerobic biodegradation tests of poly(lactic acid) and polycaprolactone using new evaluation system for methane fermentation in anaerobic sludge

Yagi, H., Ninomiya, F., Funabashi, M., & Kunioka, M. (2009) · Polymer Degradation and Stability · doi:10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2009.05.012 · Cited by 74

Biodegradation of Polycaprolactone Powders Proposed as Reference Test Materials for International Standard of Biodegradation Evaluation Method

Funabashi, M., Ninomiya, F., & Kunioka, M. (2006) · Journal of Polymers and the Environment · doi:10.1007/s10924-006-0041-4 · Cited by 74

Anaerobic Biodegradation of Poly (Lactic Acid) Film in Anaerobic Sludge

Yagi, H., Ninomiya, F., Funabashi, M., & Kunioka, M. (2012) · Journal of Polymers and the Environment · doi:10.1007/s10924-012-0472-z · Cited by 61

Measurement of rRNA Variations in Natural Communities of Microorganisms on the Southeastern U.S. Continental Shelf

Kramer, J. G., & Singleton, F. L. (1993) · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · doi:10.1128/aem.59.8.2430-2436.1993 · Cited by 49

Bioplastic biodegradation activity of anaerobic sludge prepared by preincubation at 55 °C for new anaerobic biodegradation test

Yagi, H., Ninomiya, F., Funabashi, M., & Kunioka, M. (2010) · Polymer Degradation and Stability · doi:10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2010.01.023 · Cited by 32

Biodegradation of Poly (3 -hYdroxYalkanoates in Anaerobic Sludge and Characterization of a Poly (3 -hYdroxYalkanoates Degrading Anaerobic Bacterium

Mergaert, J., Glorieux, G., Hauben, L., Storms, V., Mau, M., & Swings, J. (1996) · Systematic and Applied Microbiology · doi:10.1016/s0723-2020(96)80070-1 · Cited by 25

Characterization by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis of bacterial communities in deep groundwater at the Kamaishi Mine, Japan.

Ishii, K., Takii, S., Fukunaga, S., & Aoki, K. (2000) · The Journal of General and Applied Microbiology · doi:10.2323/jgam.46.85 · Cited by 22

RNA analysis of anaerobic sludge during anaerobic biodegradation of cellulose and poly(lactic acid) by RT-PCR–DGGE

Yagi, H., Ninomiya, F., Funabashi, M., & Kunioka, M. (2011) · Polymer Degradation and Stability · doi:10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2010.12.021 · Cited by 13

Review of recent advances in the biodegradability of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) bioplastics and their composites

Meereboer, K. W., Misra, M., & Mohanty, A. K. (2020) · Green Chemistry · doi:10.1039/d0gc01647k · Cited by 1,023

Catalysis as an Enabling Science for Sustainable Polymers

Zhang, X., Fevre, M., Jones, G. O., & Waymouth, R. M. (2018) · Chemical Reviews · doi:10.1021/acs.chemrev.7b00329 · Cited by 936

Biodegradation of Wasted Bioplastics in Natural and Industrial Environments: A Review

Fòlino, A., Karageorgiou, A., Calabrò, P. S., & Komilis, D. P. (2020) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su12156030 · Cited by 505

On the Use of PLA-PHB Blends for Sustainable Food Packaging Applications

Arrieta, M. P., Samper, M. D., Aldás, M., & López, J. (2017) · Materials · doi:10.3390/ma10091008 · Cited by 434

Bioplastic production in terms of life cycle assessment: A state-of-the-art review

Ali, S. S., Abdelkarim, E. A., Elsamahy, T., Al-Tohamy, R., Li, F., Kornaros, M. E., Zuorro, A., Zhu, D., & Sun, J. (2023) · Environmental Science and Ecotechnology · doi:10.1016/j.ese.2023.100254 · Cited by 411

Mesophilic anaerobic biodegradation test and analysis of eubacteria and archaea involved in anaerobic biodegradation of four specified biodegradable polyesters

Yagi, H., Ninomiya, F., Funabashi, M., & Kunioka, M. (2014) · Polymer Degradation and Stability · doi:10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2014.08.031 · Cited by 139

Degradation of natural and synthetic polyesters under anaerobic conditions

Abou‐Zeid, D., Müller, R., & Deckwer, W. (2001) · Journal of Biotechnology · doi:10.1016/s0168-1656(00)00406-5 · Cited by 249

Active microbial communities during biodegradation of biodegradable plastics by mesophilic and thermophilic anaerobic digestion

Cazaudehore, G., Monlau, F., Gassie, C., Lallement, A., & Guyoneaud, R. (2023) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.130208 · Cited by 102

Biodegradation of poly(lactic acid), poly(hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate), poly(butylene succinate) and poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) under anaerobic and oxygen limited thermophilic conditions

Boonmee, J., Kositanont, C., & Leejarkpai, T. (2016) · DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) · doi:10.14456/ea.1473.13 · Cited by 15

RNA analysis of anaerobic sludge during anaerobic biodegradation of cellulose and poly(lactic acid) by RT-PCR–DGGE

Yagi, H., Ninomiya, F., Funabashi, M., & Kunioka, M. (2011) · Polymer Degradation and Stability · doi:10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2010.12.021 · Cited by 13