AUTHOR=Yang Xian-Guang , Wen Ping-Ping , Yang Yi-Fan , Jia Pan-Pan , Li Wei-Guo , Pei De-Sheng TITLE=Plastic biodegradation by in vitro environmental microorganisms and in vivo gut microorganisms of insects JOURNAL=Frontiers in Microbiology VOLUME=13 YEAR=2023 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.1001750 DOI=10.3389/fmicb.2022.1001750 ISSN=1664-302X ABSTRACT=
Traditional plastics, such as polyethylene (PE), polystyrene (PS), polypropylene (PP), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyurethane (PUR), and other plastic polymers, are difficult to degrade and are gradually accumulated in the environment to cause a serious environmental problem, which is urgently needed to develop novel treatments or control technology. The biodegradation of plastics has gained great attention due to the advantages of green and safe characteristics. Microorganisms play a vital role in the biodegradation of plastics, including environmental microbes (