Biology:Ideonella
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Short description: Genus of bacteria
| Ideonella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Betaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Burkholderiales |
| Family: | Comamonadaceae |
| Genus: | Ideonella Malmqvist et al. 1994[1] |
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| Ideonella dechloratans[1] | |
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Ideonella is a genus of bacteria in the family Comamonadaceae.[3]
Applications
Ideonella sakaiensis
In 2016 I. sakaiensis was shown to degrade PET, a polymer widely used in food containers, bottles and synthetic fibers. Adhered to a low-grade PET film, the bacteria used two novel enzymes, PETase and MHETase, to decompose the plastic into two environmentally benign substances, which served as their main food source.[4]
A colony of I. sakaiensis could completely degrade a low-grade plastic water bottle in six weeks. Higher-grade PET products would require heating and cooling to weaken it before bacteria could start eating.[4]
The bacteria could also be used to reduce industrial waste during plastics manufacturing.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 A.C. Parte. "Ideonella". https://lpsn.dsmz.de/genus/ideonella. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ↑ Sheu, SY; Chen, ZH; Young, CC; Chen, WM (February 2016). "Ideonella paludis sp. nov., isolated from a marsh.". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 66 (2): 1052–1057. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.000832. PMID 26651339.
- ↑ "Ideonella". https://www.uniprot.org/taxonomy/36862. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Long, Kat (March 10, 2016). "New Species of Bacteria Eats Plastic". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-species-of-bacteria-eats-plastic-1457636401.
Wikidata ☰ Q15051200 entry
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