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Q2.Can bacteria break down plastics?

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Answered by Anonymous
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ur ans is yes
Plastic-eating bacteria show way to recycle plastic bottles sustainably. 

In 2016, scientists from Japan tested different bacteria from a bottle recycling plant and found that Ideonella
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could digest the plastic used to make single-use drinks bottles, polyethylene terephthalate (PET). It works by secreting an enzyme (a type of protein that can speed up chemical reactions) known as PETase. This splits certain chemical bonds (esters) in PET, leaving smaller molecules that the bacteria can absorb, using the carbon in them as a food source.

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