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Oct 2026
Diversity and distribution of potential polyethylene terephthalate and polypropylene plastic-degrading bacteria communities in deep-sea cold-seep ecosystems
Cold seeps may act as natural reservoirs of previously overlooked plastic-degrading microbes, and broadens the understanding of the plastic-degrading potential of cold-seep ecosystems and identifies candidate taxa for further biochemical and biodegradation characterization.
Yong-Ji Huang, Jing-Chun Feng, Qi-Xuan Wu et al.
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