I am sick today (woke up worse than yesterday), so I can't make anything or see anyone, or even talk on the phone (my voice is nearly useless too) ... blah.
Anyway ... I am distracting myself by diving down rabbit-holes, following trains of thought to ridiculous lengths.
It's only just after 9:30 in the morning, but this one is a beauty, so I thought I might share it! :mrgreen:
This is a list (so far short, but it will probably grow) of plastic eating organisms. Without further ado ... for no reason whatsoever, here they are:
Bacteria:
[FONT="]Ideonella sakaiensis (PET plastic)[/FONT]
Fungi
[FONT="]Aspergillus tubingensis ([/FONT]polyester polyurethane plastic[FONT="])
[/FONT][FONT="][FONT="]Pestalotiopsis microspore [/FONT][/FONT][FONT="][FONT="](PET in anaerobic conditions)[/FONT][/FONT][FONT="][FONT="]
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Caterpillars
[FONT="]Galleria mellonella[/FONT] (Nickname: “Wax worm” plastic bags)
- Note, cocoon of the caterpillar will also dissolve plastic
Anyway ... I am distracting myself by diving down rabbit-holes, following trains of thought to ridiculous lengths.
It's only just after 9:30 in the morning, but this one is a beauty, so I thought I might share it! :mrgreen:
This is a list (so far short, but it will probably grow) of plastic eating organisms. Without further ado ... for no reason whatsoever, here they are:
Bacteria:
[FONT="]Ideonella sakaiensis (PET plastic)[/FONT]
Fungi
[FONT="]Aspergillus tubingensis ([/FONT]polyester polyurethane plastic[FONT="])
[/FONT][FONT="][FONT="]Pestalotiopsis microspore [/FONT][/FONT][FONT="][FONT="](PET in anaerobic conditions)[/FONT][/FONT][FONT="][FONT="]
[/FONT][/FONT]
Caterpillars
[FONT="]Galleria mellonella[/FONT] (Nickname: “Wax worm” plastic bags)
- Note, cocoon of the caterpillar will also dissolve plastic
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