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Ideonella sakaiensis
August 21 , 2025
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- Ideonella sakaiensis is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium from the genus Ideonella and family Comamonadaceae.
- It can break down and consume polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic as its carbon and energy source.
- The bacterium was discovered in Japan in PET-contaminated soil and thrives in oxygen-rich, moist environments like soil and sewage sludge.
- It degrades PET into environmentally benign monomers, which it and other microbes can then consume.
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