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SUBMITTER: Gajendiran A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4752946 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gajendiran Anudurga A Krishnamoorthy Sharmila S Abraham Jayanthi J
3 Biotech 20160213 1
Polythene and plastic waste are found to accumulate in the environment, posing a major ecological threat. They are found to be considered non-degradable, once it enters the environment it has been found to remain there indefinitely. However, significant attention has been placed on biodegradable polymer, identification of microbes with degradative potential on plastic material. The aim of the present investigation was to biodegrade low-density polyethylene (LDPE) using potential fungi isolated f ...[more]