Ideonella

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Ideonella
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Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Pseudomonadati
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]

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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. 1 2 A.C. Parte. "Ideonella" . Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "Ideonella" . Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 Long, Kat (March 10, 2016). "New Species of Bacteria Eats Plastic". Wall Street Journal. ISSN   0099-9660 . Retrieved 2016-03-11.

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