Table 2.
MP-degrading bacteria were obtained by different strain-breeding techniques.
| Plastic Types | Microorganism | Environment | Sampling Site | Breeding Method | Degradation Time (Days) | Weight Loss (%) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PP | Exiguobacterium marinum a-1 | Marine | Bohai Bay | Natural selection | 80 | 9.20 | [125] |
|
PE PP |
Bacillus paramycoides
Bacillus cereus |
River | Vaigai River, Madurai, India | Natural selection | 21 | 78.99 ± 0.005 63.08 ± 0.009 |
[126] |
| PE |
Kocuria palustris M16 Bacillus pumilus M27 Bacillus subtilis H1584 |
Marine | Arabian sea coast , India | Natural selection | 30 | 1 ± 0.033 1.5 ± 0.038 1.75 ± 0.06 |
[127] |
| PET |
Vibrio sp. PD6 Aspergillus sp. |
Marine | Bay of Bengal, Sunderban, West Bengal |
Natural selection | 42 | 35 22 |
[128] |
| PE | B. brevis | Land | Dehradun and Haridwar in Uttarakhand in India | Natural selection | 35 | 19.8 | [129] |
| PE PET PP PS |
Bacillus cereus
Bacillus gottheilii |
Land | Mangrove ecosystems in Peninsular Malaysia | Natural selection | 40 | 1.6, 6.6, —, 7.4 6.2, 3.0, 3.6, 5.8 |
[130] |
| PE |
Aspergillus terreus strain MANGF1/WL Aspergillus sydowii strain PNPF15/TS |
Land | Growing mangroves surrounded by marine water along the west coast of India | Natural selection | 60 | 58.51 ± 8.14 94.44 ± 2.40 | [131] |
| LDPE |
P. aeruginosa V1 B. subtilis V8 P. aminophilus B1 4- P. putida C 2 5 A. calcoaceticus V4 |
Land | Haldwani, Bhimtal, and Rishikesh soil samples | Natural selection | 120 | 18.21 16.12 11.72 13.30 15.44 |
[132] |
| LDPE |
Bacillus cereus strain A5,a Brevibacillus borstelensis strain B2,2 |
Land | Dandora dumpsite | Natural selection | 112 |
35.72 ± 4.01 20.28 ± 2.30 |
[133] |
| LDPE |
Streptomyces alborgiseolus IR-SGS-T10 Nocardia sp. IR-SGS-T3 Rhodococcus ruber IR-SGS-T6 |
Land |
Yazd city Kelardasht forest Tehran city |
Natural selection | 60 |
9.5 ± 0.3 5.98 ± 0.72 6.23 ± 0.5 |
[134] |
| PS | Ehommaechei LG3 | Insect | The gut of Tenebrio molitor larvae | Natural selection | 15 | 2.76 ± 0.22 | [135] |
| LDPE |
Bacillus sp. YP1 Enterobacter asburiae YT1 |
Insect | The gut of waxworms | Natural selection | 60 | 10.7 ± 0.2 6.1 ± 0.3 |
[136] |
| HDPE MPP | Aspergillus flavus PEDX3 | Insect | The gut of wax moth G. mellonella larvae | Natural selection | 28 | 3.9025 ± 1.18 | [137] |
| BP | C. flavus GB-1 DMC1 | Plant | Rice husks | Mutagenesis breeding | — | — | [138] |
| LMWPE | Pseudomonas sp. E4 | Marine | Manripo Beach, Yellow Sea, Korea | Genetic engineering breeding | 80 | 19.3 | [139] |
| PET | Pseudomonas aestusnigri | Marine | — | Genetic engineering breeding | — | — | [140] |
| PET | Thermobifida cellulosilytica | — | — | Genetic engineering breeding | — | — | [141] |
| PET | Ideonella sakaiensis 201-F6 | — | — | Genetic engineering breeding | 4 | — | [142] |
| PET | Ideonella sakaiensis | — | — | Genetic engineering breeding | 2 | 22.5 mg per μmol L−1 PETase per day | [143] |
HDPE MPP: High-density polyethylene microplastic particle. BP: Biodegradable plastic. LMWPE: Low-molecular-weight polyethylene.