Polyester-degrading thermophilic actinomycetes isolated from different environment in Taiwan

Biodegradation. 2007 Oct;18(5):579-83. doi: 10.1007/s10532-006-9089-z. Epub 2007 Jul 25.

Abstract

Thermophilic actinomycetes strains were isolated from various environment in Taiwan and screened for degradation of poly(ethylene succinate) (PES), poly(epsilon-caprolactone) (PCL) and/or poly(beta-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) by the clear-zone method. Out of 341 strains of thermophilic actinomycetes, 105 isolates were PHB-degraders (30.8%), 198 isolates were PCL-decomposers (58.1%), and 99 isolates could degrade PES (29.0%). Furthermore, 77 isolates could degrade both PHB and PCL (22.6%), 35 isolates could degrade both PHB and PES (10.3%), 81 isolates could degrade both PES and PCL (23.8%) and 31 isolates could degrade the three polyesters used in this study (9.1%). Base on the morphological and chemical characteristics, these 31 isolates belonging to Actinomadura (12.9%), Microbispora (25.8%), Streptomyces (48.4%), Thermoactinomyces (9.7%) and Saccharomonospora genus (3.22%).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Actinobacteria / metabolism*
  • Actinomycetales / metabolism
  • Biodegradation, Environmental*
  • Environment
  • Hot Temperature
  • Hydroxybutyrates / chemistry*
  • Micromonosporaceae / metabolism
  • Models, Chemical
  • Polyesters / chemistry*
  • Polyethylenes / chemistry*
  • Succinates / chemistry*
  • Taiwan
  • Temperature

Substances

  • Hydroxybutyrates
  • Polyesters
  • Polyethylenes
  • Succinates
  • poly(ethylene succinate)
  • polycaprolactone
  • poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate