Ideonella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
Class: | Betaproteobacteria |
Order: | Burkholderiales |
Family: | Comamonadaceae |
Genus: |
Ideonella Malmqvist et al. 1994 [1] |
Type species | |
Ideonella dechloratans
[1] | |
Species | |
Ideonella is a genus of bacteria in the family Comamonadaceae. [3]
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]
Data related to Ideonella at Wikispecies
Ideonella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
Class: | Betaproteobacteria |
Order: | Burkholderiales |
Family: | Comamonadaceae |
Genus: |
Ideonella Malmqvist et al. 1994 [1] |
Type species | |
Ideonella dechloratans
[1] | |
Species | |
Ideonella is a genus of bacteria in the family Comamonadaceae. [3]
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]
Data related to Ideonella at Wikispecies