Which microbial enzymes degrade non biodegradable plastics?

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Yurii V Geletii

The question is lacking sense. If an enzyme degrades a plastic, then this plastic is biodegradable.

Vit Mateju

I agree fully with Yurii V Geletii

Your question has no meaning.

Rewgards

Vit

Ali Nematollahzadeh

Ideonella sakaiensis bacteria might work well!

Please see the following paper:

A bacterium that degrades and assimilates poly(ethylene terephthalate).

DOI: 10.1126/science.aad6359