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Plastic Degrading Microorganisms as a Tool for Bioremediation of Plastic Contamination in Aquatic Environments
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“There are two principally different pathways how biodegradation of the polymer might proceed: an indirect action, in which metabolic products of microorganisms affect the plastic structure; and a direct action, in which the deterioration of plastics provides a trophic resource for microbial growth.38,112”
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“Plastic biodegradation can also be mediated by microbes alone, i.e. microbes mediate initial degradation/ depolymerisation (releasing smaller daughter products and potentially nanoplastics) and further degradation/oxidation.”
From The fate of plastic in the ocean environment – a minireview (2021) · cites this paper as [112]
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Metadata
- Authors
- Caruso, G.
- Corresponding author
- Caruso, Gabriella
- ORCID
- Caruso, Gabriella
- Venue
- Journal of Pollution Effects & Control
- Publisher
- OMICS Publishing Group
- Published
- 2015
- Volume
- 03
- Issue
- 03
- ISSN
- 2375-4397 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2225492776
- Cited by
- 112
- References
- 23
- Citations by year
- 2026: 7 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 14 · 2022: 14 · 2021: 21 · 2020: 12 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 10 · 2016: 2
- FWCI
- 3.71
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Pollution Effects & Control (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Biomaterials › biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
- Keywords
- plastic-degrading microorganisms, bioremediation, plastic pollution, aquatic environment, plastic biodegradation
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