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Plastic-eating bacteria
October 14 , 2019
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- A team of researchers at Shiv Nadar University in Greater Noida, have discovered two ‘plastic-eating’ bacteria.
- These bacterial strains namely Exiguobacterium sibiricum strain DR11 and Exiguobacterium undae strain DR14.
- The strains have the great potential to decompose polystyrene, which is a key component in Single-Use Plastic (SUP) items such as disposable cups, cutlery, toys, packaging materials etc
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