Hassan Zahid, Nimra Afzal, Muhammad Maaz Arif, Mahnoor Zahid, Samia Nawab, Malik Muhammad Qasim, Farhat Naseem Alvi, Sumbal Nazir, Ishrat Perveen, Naaz Abbas, Yasar Saleem, Sania Mazhar, Shaista Nawaz, Tallat Anwar Faridi, Hafiz Muhammad Abrar Awan, Quratulain Syed, Syed Hussain Imam Abidi
Micro- plastics (MPs) pose significant global threats, requiring an environment-friendly mode of decomposition. Microbial-mediated biodegradation and biodeterioration of micro-plastics (MPs) have been widely known for their cost-effectiveness, and environment-friendly techniques for removing MPs. MPs resistance to various biocidal microbes has also been reported by various studies. The biocidal resistance degree of biodegradability and/or microbiological susceptibility of MPs can be determined by defacement, structural deformation, erosion, degree of plasticizer degradation, metabolization, and/or solubilization of MPs...
April 1, 2024: Archives of Microbiology