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Plastic degradation genes and associated metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) from industrial petrochemical wastewater biotreatment systems

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Kaksonen, Anna ; Campbell, Bronwyn ; Greenfield, Paul ; Wu, Fengji
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This study explored the genetic potential for plastic degradation by microbial communities from three continents, within industrial environments rich in natural and synthetic polymers: petrochemical wastewater biotreatment systems. Putative genes for plastic degradation were detected in substantial abundances, totalling 5,416 genes. Genes for degrading nylon, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyurethane (PU), polyethylene (PE), and polystyrene (PS) were identified within these communities, along with genes for utilizing downstream metabolites. MAGs were also produced, and the ten highest quality MAGs were used for further metabolic and ecological insights.

Available: 2026-02-26

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Biological Sciences | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Not Elsewhere Classified | Industrial Biotechnology | Industrial Biotechnology Not Elsewhere Classified | Microbial Ecology | Microbiology | industrial microbiology | metagenomics | organic pollutants | petrochemical | plastic biodegradation | wastewater biotreatment systems |

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