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Interesting that a study was reported on the exact same site, but in 2014. https://m.phys.org/news/2014-12-gut-bacteria-worm-degrade-plastic.html https://m.phy

• vanderZwan 10y ago
  Could be the same bacteria mentioned in the Caterpillar article here: > Scientists say that the degradation rate is extremely fast compared to other recent discoveries, such as bacteria reported last year to biodegrade some plastics at a rate of just 0.13mg a day.
  • greggyb 9y ago
    .13mg of plastic per day per _____? How many bacteria, or what weight or volume of bacteria? .13mg of plastic per day per bacterium would be incredible; per kg of bacteria would be not so amazing.