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Enrichment and isolation of micro plastic degrading microorganisms from various natural sources
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Researchers isolated microplastic-degrading microorganisms from soil and water samples using mineral salt media with polyethylene and polypropylene as sole carbon sources, successfully identifying four distinct microbial isolates capable of degrading these polymers.
Microplastics have pure Carbon backbone which makes them resistant towards degradation by conventional treatment systems. Microbes have shown the potency to degrade the microplastics. This study aims to isolate microplastic degrading microorganisms from various natural sources. Various soil samples and water samples were collected to isolate the microplastic degrading microorganisms. There are many different types of microplastics but polyethylene and polypropylene were targeted for the study. Mineral Salt Media with 0.1% polyethylene/polypropylene as a sole carbon source were used. 4 different isolates degrading microplastics have been isolated.
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