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Sci Toxicol Food Technol 11(5):93–98
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doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.2008.01109.x
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Environ Pollut 207:190–195
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bacteria and fungi from Dandora dumpsite Nairobi-Kenya. PLoS One 13(7):e0198446. https://
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Myint B, Ravi C, Sakharkar MK, Lim CS, Sakharkar RK (2012) Biodegradation of low density
polythene (LDPE) by Pseudomonas species. Indian J Microbiol 3:411–419. https://doi.org/10.
1007/s12088-012-0250-6
370
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microbial degradation. Appl Environ Microbiol 85(19):e01095–e01019. https://doi.org/10.
1128/AEM.01095-19
Gaytán I, Sánchez-Reyes A, Burelo M, Vargas-Suárez M, Ivan L, Press M, Sullivan S, CruzGómez J, Loza-Tavera H (2020) Degradation of recalcitrant polyurethane and xenobiotic
additives by a selected landfill microbial community and its biodegradative potential revealed
by proximity ligation-based metagenomic analysis. Front Microbiol 10:2986. https://doi.org/10.
3389/fmicb.2019.02986
Hu X, Thumarat U, Zhang X, Tang M, Kawai F (2010) Diversity of polyester-degrading bacteria in
compost and molecular analysis of a thermoactive esterase from Thermobifidaalba AHK119.
Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 87:771–779. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-010-2555-x
Husárová L, Pekaˇrová S, Stloukal P, Kucharzcyk P, Verney V, Commereuc S et al (2014)
Identification of important abiotic and biotic factors in the biodegradation of poly (L-lactic
acid). Int J Biol Macromol 71:155–162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2014.04.050
Ikura Y, Kudo T (1999) Isolation of a microorganism capable of degrading poly-(L-lactide). J Genet
Appl Microbiol 45:247–251. https://doi.org/10.2323/jgam.45.247
Ioakeimidis C, Fotopoulou KN, Karapanagioti HK, Geraga M, Zeri C, Papathanassiou E,
Galgani F, Papatheodorou G (2016) The degradation potential of PET bottles in the marine
environment: an ATR-FTIR based approach. Sci Rep 6:23501
Jabeen K, Su L, Li J, Yang D, Tong C, Mu J, Shi H (2017) Microplastics and mesoplastics in fish
from coastal and fresh waters of China. Environ Pollut 221:141–149
Jarerat A, Tokiwa Y (2003) Poly(L-lactide) degradation by Saccharothrix waywayandensis.
Biotechnol Lett 25:401–404. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022450431193
Jarerat A, Pranamuda H, Tokiwa Y (2002) Poly(L-lactide)-degrading activity in various actinomycetes. Macromol Biosci 2:420–428. https://doi.org/10.1002/mabi.200290001
Jones PH, Prasad D, Heskins M, Morgan MH, Guillet JE (1974) Biodegradability of photodegraded
polymers I. development of experimental procedures. Environ Sci Technol 8:919–923
Jumaah OS (2017) Screening of plastic degrading bacteria from dumped soil area. IOSR J Environ
Sci Toxicol Food Technol 11(5):93–98
Khanam PN, Mariam AA (2015) Processing and characterization of polyethylene-based composites. Adv Manuf Polym Compos Sci 1:63–79. https://doi.org/10.1179/2055035915Y.
0000000002
Kitadokoro K, Kakara M, Matsui S, Osokoshi R, Thumarat U, Kawai F et al (2019) Structural
insights into the unique polylactate-degrading mechanism of Thermobifida alba cutinase. FEBS
J 286:2087–2098. https://doi.org/10.1111/febs.14781
Konkit M, Jarerat A, Kanonguch C, Lumyong S, Pathom-aree W (2012) Poly (lactide) degradation
by Pseudonocardia alni AS4.1531T. Chiang Mai J Sci 39:128–132
Krueger MC, Harms H, Schlosser D (2015) Prospects for microbiological solutions to environmental pollution with plastics. Appl Environ Microbiol 99:8857–8874
Li F, Wang S, Liu W, Chen G (2008) Purification and characterization of poly(L-lactic acid)degrading enzymes from Amycolatopsis orientalis sp. FEMS Microbiol Lett 282:52–58. https://
doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.2008.01109.x
Li J, Yang D, Li L, Jabeen K, Shi H (2015) Microplastics in commercial bivalves from China.
Environ Pollut 207:190–195
Muhonja CN, Makonde H, Magoma G, Imbuga M (2018) Biodegradability of polyethylene by
bacteria and fungi from Dandora dumpsite Nairobi-Kenya. PLoS One 13(7):e0198446. https://
doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0198446
Munir E, Sipayung FC, Priyani N, Suryanto D (2018) Potential of bacteria isolated from landfill soil
in degrading low density polyethylene plastic. In: IOP conference series: earth and environmental science, vol 126, p 012144. https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/126/1/012144
Myint B, Ravi C, Sakharkar MK, Lim CS, Sakharkar RK (2012) Biodegradation of low density
polythene (LDPE) by Pseudomonas species. Indian J Microbiol 3:411–419. https://doi.org/10.
1007/s12088-012-0250-6
370
C. O. Adetunji and O. A. Anani