caa a22 4500 605505500 CHVBK 20210128100622.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20151101xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00253-015-6879-4 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00253-015-6879-4 Prospects for microbiological solutions to environmental pollution with plastics [Elektronische Daten] [Martin Krueger, Hauke Harms, Dietmar Schlosser] Synthetic polymers, commonly named plastics, are among the most widespread anthropogenic pollutants of marine, limnic and terrestrial ecosystems. Disruptive effects of plastics are known to threaten wildlife and exert effects on natural food webs, but signs for and knowledge on plastic biodegradation are limited. Microorganisms are the most promising candidates for an eventual bioremediation of environmental plastics. Laboratory studies have reported various effects of microorganisms on many types of polymers, usually by enzymatic hydrolysis or oxidation. However, most common plastics have proved to be highly recalcitrant even under conditions known to favour microbial degradation. Knowledge on environmental degradation is yet scarcer. With this review, we provide a comprehensive overview of the current knowledge on microbiological degradation of several of the most common plastic types. Furthermore, we illustrate the analytical challenges concerning the evaluation of plastic biodegradation as well as constraints likely standing against the evolution of effective biodegradation pathways. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2015 Plastics nationallicence Polymers nationallicence Microorganisms nationallicence Enzymes nationallicence Biodegradation nationallicence Analytics nationallicence Constraints nationallicence Krueger Martin Department of Environmental Microbiology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Permoserstrasse 15, 04318, Leipzig, Germany aut Harms Hauke Department of Environmental Microbiology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Permoserstrasse 15, 04318, Leipzig, Germany aut Schlosser Dietmar Department of Environmental Microbiology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Permoserstrasse 15, 04318, Leipzig, Germany aut Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Springer Berlin Heidelberg 99/21(2015-11-01), 8857-8874 0175-7598 99:21<8857 2015 99 253 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-015-6879-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 review-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-015-6879-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Krueger Martin Department of Environmental Microbiology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Permoserstrasse 15, 04318, Leipzig, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Harms Hauke Department of Environmental Microbiology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Permoserstrasse 15, 04318, Leipzig, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Schlosser Dietmar Department of Environmental Microbiology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Permoserstrasse 15, 04318, Leipzig, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Springer Berlin Heidelberg 99/21(2015-11-01), 8857-8874 0175-7598 99:21<8857 2015 99 253