Novel bacterial consortia isolated from plastic garbage processing areas demonstrated enhanced degradation for low density polyethylene

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 23, Issue 18, 2016, Pages 18307-18319

  Skariyachan, Sinosh ^a,b   Manjunatha, Vishal ^a,b   Sultana, Subiya ^a,b   Jois, Chandana ^a,b   Bai, Vidya ^a,b   Vasist, Kiran S ^a,b  

^a Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering   (India)

^b VISVESVARAYA TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Eco friendly approach; Enhanced biodegradation; Enterobacter sp; Low density polyethylene; Microbial consortia; Pantoea sp; Weight reduction

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PLASTIC WASTE; POLYMER; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROBACTER SP.; PANTOEA; PANTOEA SP.;

PLASTIC; POLYETHYLENE; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S;

BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM; WASTE;

BACTERIA; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GARBAGE; MICROBIAL CONSORTIA; PLASTICS; POLYETHYLENE; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

EID: 84976322345     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-7000-y     Document Type: Article

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