Mangrove microbes to munch on plastic (IMAGE)

King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST)

Mangrove microbes to munch on plastic

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Mangrove soils contain bacteria with PET-degrading enzymes capable of breaking down and transforming plastic. 

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