Degradation of PET Plastics by Wastewater Bacteria Engineered via Conjugation
A. Yip, O. D. McArthur, K. C. Ho, M. G. Aucoin, B. P. Ingalls
This study demonstrates the in situ engineering of wastewater bacteria to degrade PET plastics using a conjugative plasmid expressing FAST-PETase, achieving 40% degradation of PET film within four days.
bioRxiv · Feb 7, 2024Bioengineering