> According to a group of biologists in Japan, the newfound species — named Ideonella sakaiensis 201-F6 — breaks down the plastic by using two enzymes to hydrol

> According to a group of biologists in Japan, the newfound species — named Ideonella sakaiensis 201-F6 — breaks down the plastic by using two enzymes to hydrolyze poly[ethylene terephthalate], or PET. http://www.sci-news.com/biology/ideonella-sakaiensis-bacterium-can-break-down-metabolize-plastic-03693.html http://www.sci-news.com/biology/ideonella-sakaiensis-bacteri... Also, see list of citing articles to this old review: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0734975008000141 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S073497500...