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Polyvinyl chloride degradation by a bacterium isolated from the gut of insect larvae
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Evidence for microbial degradation of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) has previously been reported, but little is known about the degrading strains and enzymes. Here, we isolate a PVC-degrading bacterium from the gut of insect larvae and shed light on the PVC degradation pathway using a multi-omic approach. We show that the larvae of an insect pest, Spodoptera frugiperda , can survive by feeding on PVC film, and this is associated with enrichment of Enterococcus , Klebsiella and other bacteria in the larva’s gut microbiota. A bacterial strain isolated from the larval intestine ( Klebsiella sp. EMBL-1) is able to depolymerize and utilize PVC as sole energy source. We use genomic, transcriptomic, proteomic, and metabolomic analyses to identify genes and proteins potentially involved in PVC degradation (e.g., catalase-peroxidase, dehalogenases, enolase, aldehyde dehydrogenase and oxygenase), and propose a PVC biodegradation pathway. Furthermore, enzymatic assays using the purified catalase-peroxidase support a role in PVC depolymerization.
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- Zhang, Z., Peng, H., Yang, D., Zhang, G., Zhang, J., & Ju, F.
- Venue
- Nature Communications
- Published
- 2022-09-12
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 5360-5360
- ISSN
- 2041-1723 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W4295488767
- Cited by
- 280
- References
- 62
- FWCI
- 16.89
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
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