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Table 1 Bacterial strains associated with PE degradation

From: Biodegradation of polyethylene: a brief review

Bacterial strain

Substrate

Country of origin

References

Streptomyces badius, S. setonii,

starch-PE

USA

[81]

Arthrobacter paraffineus

LDPE, HDPE

Sweden

[2]

Brevibacillus borstelensis

LDPE

Israel

[41]

Nocardia asteroids

LDPE, HDPE

France, Czech Republic

[54]

Rhodococcus rhodochrous

LDPE, HDPE

France, Czech Republic

[54]

Bacillus halodenitrificans

LDPE

India

[91]

Bacillus sphericus

LDPE, HDPE

India

[105]

Arthrobacter sp.

HDPE

India

[8]

Pseudomonas sp.

HDPE

India

[8]

Staphylococcus epidermidis

LDPE

India

[17]

Rhodococcus rhodochrous

LDPE, HDPE, LLDPE

France, Belgium, Italy

[34]

Arthrobacter viscosus, Acinetobacter baumannii

Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, B. cereus B. circulans, B. mycoides, B. pumilus, B. thuringienesis, M. luteous, M. lylae

LDPE

Poland

[74]

Pseudomonas fluorescens, Paenibacillus macerans, Rahnella aquatilis

LDPE

Poland

[74]

Staphylococcus cohnii

LDPE

Poland

[74]

Staphylococcus xylosus

LDPE

Poland

[74]

Microbacterium paraoxydans

LDPE

India

[84]

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

LDPE

India

[84]

Rhodococcus ruber C208

LDPE

Israel

[93]

Pseudomonas sp. AKS2

LDPE

India

[110]

Klebsiella pneumonia

HDPE

India

[7]