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Mineralization of photodegraded polyethylene by the marine-derived fungus Aspergillus terreus
Lesuis, C.; Niemann, H.; Kienhuis, M.V.M.; van der Meer, M.T.J.; Vielfaure, H.; Polerecky, L.; Vaksmaa, A. (2025). Mineralization of photodegraded polyethylene by the marine-derived fungus Aspergillus terreus. Total Environment Microbiology 1(3): 100027. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.temicr.2025.100027
In: Total Environment Microbiology. Elsevier B.V.: Amsterdam. ISSN 3050-6417
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| Auteurs | | Top |
- Lesuis, C.
- Niemann, H.
- Kienhuis, M.V.M.
- van der Meer, M.T.J.
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- Vielfaure, H.
- Polerecky, L.
- Vaksmaa, A.
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| Abstract |
The microbial processes and kinetics involved in plastic biodegradation in marine environments remain largely unexplored. In particular, the role of marine fungi in this context is largely unconstrained. In this study, we incubated the marine-derived fungus Aspergillus terreus in microcosms with 13C-labelled polyethylene (PE) to trace mineralization and assimilation of plastic-derived carbon. Our assays provide evidence that A. terreus mineralizes UV-treated PE. Over the 22-day period of incubation, fungal-mediated mineralization of photodegraded PE amounted to 0.24 % of the initially added PE. NanoSIMS imaging and isotopic analysis of fatty acids demonstrated the limited incorporation of UV-treated PE-derived carbon into fungal biomass. In contrast, incubations with A. terreus and untreated PE for up to 102 days showed no measurable evidence of biotic degradation. These findings underscore the critical role of photodegradation in facilitating subsequent biotic degradation of PE by A. terreus in marine environments. |
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