Table 4 List of microorganisms associated with polymer degradation
From: Review on the current status of polymer degradation: a microbial approach
Type of polymer | Microorganisms | References |
|---|---|---|
Polyethylene | Brevibacillus borstelensis, Comamonas acidovorans TB-35, Pseudomonas chlororaphis, P. aeruginosa, P. fluorescens, Rhodococcus erythropolis, R. rubber, R. rhodochrous, Staphylococcus cohnii, S. epidermidis, S. xylosus, Streptomyces badius, S. setonii, S. viridosporus, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, B. brevis, B. cereus, B. circulans, B. circulans, B. halodenitrificans, B. mycoides, B. pumilus, B. sphaericus, B. thuringiensis, Arthrobacter paraffineus, A. viscosus, Acinetobacter baumannii, Microbacterium paraoxydans, Nocardia asteroides, Micrococcus luteus, M. lylae, Lysinibacillus xylanilyticus, Aspergillus niger, A. versicolor, A. flavus, Cladosporium cladosporioides, Fusarium redolens, Fusarium spp. AF4, Penicillium simplicissimum YK, P. simplicissimum, P. pinophilum, P. frequentans, Phanerochaete chrysosporium, Verticillium lecanii, Glioclodium virens, Mucor circinelloides, Acremonium Kiliense, Phanerochaete chrysosporium | (Dussud and Ghiglione 2014; Shah et al. 2008a; Kale et al. 2015a, b; Grover et al. 2015; Restrepo-Flórez et al. 2014; Bhardwaj et al. 2012a) |
Polyvinyl chloride | Pseudomonas fluorescens B-22, P. putida AJ, P. chlororaphis, Ochrobactrum TD, Aspergillus niger | (Dussud and Ghiglione 2014; Shah et al. 2008a; Shah et al. 2008a; Kale et al. 2015a, b; Bhardwaj et al. 2012a) |
Polyurethane | Comamonas acidovorans TB-35, Curvularia senegalensis, Fusarium solani, Aureobasidium pullulans, Cladosporium sp., Trichoderma DIA-T spp., Trichoderma sp., Pestalotiopsis microspora | |
Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) | Pseudomonas lemoignei, Alcaligenes faecalis, Schlegelella thermodepolymerans, Aspergillus fumigatus, Penicillium spp., Penicillium funiculosum | (Dussud and Ghiglione 2014; Shah et al. 2008a; Kale et al. 2015a, b; Bhardwaj et al. 2012a) |
Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) | Clostridium botulinum, C. acetobutylicum, Streptomyces sp. SNG9 | (Dussud and Ghiglione 2014; Dussud and Ghiglione 2014; Shah et al. 2008a; Bhardwaj et al. 2012a) |
Polycaprolactone | Bacillus brevis, Clostridium botulinum, C. acetobutylicum, Amycolatopsis sp., Fusarium solani, Aspergillus flavus | |
Polylactic acid | Penicillium roquefort, Amycolatopsis sp., Bacillus brevis, Rhizopus delemar | (Shah et al. 2008a) |