High-density polyethylene (HDPE)-degrading potential bacteria from marine ecosystem of Gulf of Mannar, India.

V, Balasubramanian; K, Natarajan; B, Hemambika; N, Ramesh; CS, Sumathi; R, Kottaimuthu; Kannan V, Rajesh

doi:10.1111/j.1472-765x.2010.02883.x

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High-density polyethylene (HDPE)-degrading potential bacteria from marine ecosystem of Gulf of Mannar, India.

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Balasubramanian V

Natarajan K

Hemambika B

Abstract

<h4>Aims</h4>Assessment of high-density polyethylene (HDPE)-degrading bacteria isolated from plastic waste dumpsites of Gulf of Mannar.<h4>Methods and results</h4>Rationally, 15 bacteria (GMB1-GMB15) were isolated by enrichment technique. GMB5 and GMB7 were selected for further studies based on thei...

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