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This study identifies a Rhodococcus strain from Atlantic salmon gut capable of degrading oxidized polyethylene derivatives, revealing key enzymes and mechanisms involved in the process.

The paper develops a fluorescent probe-based method to screen plastic-degrading enzymes using rhodamine-doped polymer substrates and validates it with PET and polyethylene materials.

The paper identifies microbial communities capable of degrading medium- and long-chain alkanes and their oxidized derivatives in polyethylene, revealing the presence of these compounds in the model PE material.

This study attempts to replicate two recent claims of enzymatic degradation of polyethylene and poly(vinyl chloride) but finds no activity under various conditions, suggesting previous results may have been misinterpreted.