Contaminants in Agriculture and Environment: Health Risks and Remediation最新文献

{"title":"Microbial degradation of plastics: Biofilms and degradation pathways","authors":"Saheli Ghosh, A. Qureshi, H. Purohit","doi":"10.26832/AESA-2019-CAE-0153-014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26832/AESA-2019-CAE-0153-014","url":null,"abstract":"Plastics are recalcitrant polymers released in the environment through unpredicted use leading to accumulation and increased water and soil pollution. Transportation of these recalcitrant polymers in agricultural soil, sediment, and water has been causing concerns for environmentalists. Biofilm community adhered on plastic polymers have a significant contribution in their degradation as they warrant bioavailability of substrates, sharing of metabolites and increased cell viability thereby accelerating biodegradation. Metabolic enzymes of the microbes can be exploited as a potent tool for polymer degradation. However very little or Chapter contents Introduction .................................................................................................................... 185 Plastic degradation pathways in bacteria .............................................................................. 186 Natural metabolic pathways .......................................................................................... 187 Engineered pathways ................................................................................................... 187 Biofilm forming microbes involved in degradation ................................................................. 189 Bacteria ...................................................................................................................... 189 Fungus ...................................................................................................................... 192 Influence of biofilm on plastic degradation ........................................................................... 193 Biofilm-plastic interactions ............................................................................................... 194 Conclusion ..................................................................................................................... 195 Acknowledgments .......................................................................................................... 195 References ..................................................................................................................... 195","PeriodicalId":196339,"journal":{"name":"Contaminants in Agriculture and Environment: Health Risks and Remediation","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125644332","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}