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Actinomycete strains were isolated from upstream and downstream regions of the Touchien River in Taiwan and screened for the ability to degrade poly(ethylene succinate) (PES), poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) and/or poly(β-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) by the clear-zone method. Out of 305 isolates 135 isolates were PHB-degraders (44.2%), 83 isolates were PCL-decomposers (27.2%), and 64 isolates could degrade PES (21.0%). Furthermore, 46 isolates could degrade both PHB and PCL (15%), 39 isolates could degrade both PHB and PES (12.8%), and 12 isolates could degrade the three polyesters used in this study. Based on the appearance of isolates, the major isolates belong to the Streptomyces genus (91.9%) and Micromonospora genus (8.1%).
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This work was supported by the National Science Council, R.O.C. under Grant NSC 92-2626-B-233-002.
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Hoang, KC., Lee, CY., Tseng, M. et al. Polyester-degrading actinomycetes isolated from the Touchien River of Taiwan. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 23, 201–205 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11274-006-9212-7
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11274-006-9212-7