Biofilm development of Bacillus siamensis ATKU1 on pristine short chain low-density polyethylene: A case study on microbe-microplastics interaction
- Authors
- Tarafdar, Abhrajyoti; Lee, Jae-Ung; Jeong, Ji-Eun; Lee, Hanbyul; Jung, Yerin; Oh, Han Bin; Woo, Han Young; Kwon, Jung-Hwan
- Issue Date
- 5-May-2021
- Publisher
- ELSEVIER
- Keywords
- LDPE; Biofilm; Microplastics; Biodegradation; Van Krevelen
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, v.409
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
- Volume
- 409
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/49408
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124516
- ISSN
- 0304-3894
- Abstract
- A low-density polyethylene (LDPE) degrading bacterial strain (ATKU1) was isolated (99.86% similar with Bacillus siamensis KCTC 13613(T)) from a plastic dumping site to study interactions between microplastics (< 5 mm) and microorganisms. The strain was found (by scanning electron microscopy) to form biofilm on the microplastic surface after its interaction with LDPE (avg. M-w similar to 4,000 Da and avg. M-n similar to 1,700 Da) as a sole carbon source. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) showed the biofilm's 3-D developmental patterns and significantly increased Young's modulus of the LDPE surface after microbial treatment. Most of the viable bacteria attached to biofilms rather than media, which suggested their ability to utilize LDPE. Absorption bands of carbonyl, alkenyl, acyl, ester, primary-secondary alcohol, alkene groups and nitric oxides were found on the treated LDPE particles using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. Fourier transform-ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry of the media indicated compositional shifts of the compounds after treatment (i.e., increase in the degree of unsaturation and increment in oxygen-to-carbon ratio) and presence of unsaturated hydrocarbons, polyketides, terpenoids, aliphatic/peptides, dicarboxylic acids, lipid-like compounds were hinted. The plastic degrading abilities of Bacillus siamensis ATKU1 suggest its probable application for large scale plastic bioremediation facility.
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