BIODEGRADATION OF PETROLEUM-BASED PLASTICS

摘要

The present disclosure generally relates to biological processes for degrading waste plastics and recycled plastics, and more specifically to novel isolated insects capable of degrading petroleum-based plastics, bacterial strains capable of degrading petroleum-based plastics, and microbial consortia including such strains. The present disclosure also relates to compositions including such strains and microbial consortia, and to methods of using such strains, microbial consortia, and insects.