Role of Dienelactone Hydrolases in PET Biodegradation by Flavobacteria Maribacter dokdonensis and Arenibacter palladensis
Ly T. T. Trinh, Colin Ochmann, Ifey Alio, Pablo Pérez-García, Sabine Keuter, Robert F. Dierkes, Lena Preuss, Christel Vollstedt, Wolfgang R. Streit
This study identifies two novel dienelactone hydrolases from marine Flavobacteria that degrade PET, expanding the known enzymatic capacity for plastic biodegradation.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology · Apr 24, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology