Distinct Bacterial and Fungal Communities Colonizing Waste Plastic Films Buried for More Than 20 Years in Four Landfill Sites in Korea
Joon-hui Chung, Jehyeong Yeon, Hoon Je Seong, Sihyun An, Dayeon Kim, Younggun Yoon, Hang‐Yeon Weon, Jeong Jun Kim, Jae-Hyung Ahn
Abstract
in fungi were enriched on the films. PICRUSt analysis showed that the predicted functions related to amino acid and carbohydrate metabolism and xenobiotic degradation were more abundant on films than in soils. These results suggest that specific microbial groups were enriched on the WPFs and may be involved in plastic degradation.
Topics & Concepts
Soil waterEnvironmental chemistryMicrobial biodegradationBiodegradationCarbon fibersSphingomonasMicrobial population biologyDegradation (telecommunications)Environmental scienceMicroorganismChemistryBacteriaEcologyBiologyMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryTelecommunicationsComputer sciencePseudomonasComposite numberComposite materialGeneticsMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionRecycling and Waste Management Techniques