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Explain about plastic eating bacteria. |
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Answer» 1. In 2016, scientists from Japan tested different bacteria from a bottle recycling plant and found that Ideonellasakaiens is 201-F6 could digest the plastic used to make single-use drinks bottles that are made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET). 2. The bacteria works by secreting an enzyme known as ‘PETase’ , that breaks down plastic into smaller molecules. 3. These smaller molecules are then absorbed by the bacteria as a food source. 4. The scale of the bacteria breaking down plastics is much slower and will therefore not solve the crisis we are facing. |
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