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Screening of Bacillus strains isolated from mangrove ecosystems in Peninsular Malaysia for microplastic degradation.

H. Auta,C. U. Emenike,S. Fauziah

2017 · DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2017.09.043
Environmental Pollution · 559 Citations

TLDR

Eight bacterial strains were isolated from mangrove sediment in Peninsular Malaysia to mitigate the environmental impact of microplastics and develop a clean-up option and the designated isolates degraded the microplastic material and exhibited potential for remediation ofmicroplastic-contaminated environment.