Role of Microorganisms in the Biodegradation of Plastics
Suseela Lanka, Sowjanya Goud Murari, Jambeck Geyer R, Law Jr, Kl, Societal Applications, Benefits, Plastics, Shristi Kumar, K Hatha, Aam Christi, K, L Spear, D Ainley, C Ribic, J Hamilton, K Reinert, J Hogan, W Lord, J Gu, T Ford, D Mitton, R Mitchell, T Kambe, Y Akutsu, N Nomura, F Onuma, T Nakahara, Y Oda, N Oida, T Urakami, K Tonomura, J Webb, M Nixon, I Eastwood, M Greenhalgh, G Robson, P Handley, T Rawte, M Padte, S Mavinkurve, D Rohindra, P Preeti, J Khurma, K Kathiresan, N Raaman, N Rajitha, A Jayshree, R Jegadeesh, J Russell, J Huang, Pria Anand, K Kucera, A Sandoval, K Dantzler, D Hickman, J Jee, F Kimovec, D Koppstein, D Marks, P Mittermiller, S Nunez, M Santiago, M Townes, M Vishnevetsky, N Williams, Nunez Vargas, M Boulanger, L Slack, C Strobel1, S, N Raaman, N Rajitha, A Jayshree, R Jegadeesh, I Kleeberg, C Hetz, R Kroppenstedt, W Deckwer, Y Zheng, E Yanful, A Bassi, S Anthony, L Meizhong, E Christopher, L Robin, L David, G Mogil`nitskii, R Sagatelyan, T Kutishcheva, S Zhukova, S Kerimov, T Parfenova, D Hadad, S Geresh, A Sivan, A Sivan, M Szanto, V Pavlov, I Gilan
Abstract
The abundant growing accumulation of plastic wastes has become a severe environmental and social issue. As plastic remains in the environment for decades and centuries, it is very important to develop innovative approaches for the disposal of plastic wastes. Much of the recent research is mainly focussed on the identification of microorganisms and microbial enzymes that can degrade plastic waste. This probably offers new biological treatment strategies for plastic degradation. The current review mainly discusses the role of various microorganisms in the biodegradation of plastics.