Overall, contributors convey strong interest and support for the research with phrases like 'Absolutely game changer' and 'small step closer to plastic biodegradation.' Posts often include technical references and environmental concerns, demonstrating engagement through sharing examples such as the discovery of bacteria that can degrade polyurethane and linking it to broader efforts like #TeamSeas and climate discussions, which highlight both scientific excitement and societal impact.
AgreementModerate agreement
Most discussions express positive support or excitement about the potential of these bacteria to address plastic waste, indicating general agreement with the significance of the research.
InterestHigh interest
Many posts highlight fascination with microbes and microplastics, reflecting high engagement and curiosity about the science and environmental implications.
EngagementModerate engagement
Posts include sharing articles, personal reflections, calls for action, and technical insights, showing a moderate level of deep involvement.
ImpactModerate impact
The discussions emphasize the potential for microbial biorecycling to transform waste management and combat pollution, indicating recognition of moderate to high impact.
Abstract in brief
The study focuses on a soil bacterium capable of degrading polyurethane by using it as the sole source of carbon, energy, and nitrogen, highlighting its potential in plastic waste biorecycling.
The bacterium, identified as Stenotrophomonas sp., was isolated from a plastic waste-rich site and can break down polyurethane oligomers and monomers, such as 24diaminotoluene.
Whole genome sequencing revealed the presence of genes for breaking down aromatic compounds, supporting the proposed pathway for polyurethane degradation and suggesting biological means to recycle plastics sustainably.]
Researchers report that they have identified and characterized a strain of #bacteria capable of degrading some of the #chemical building blocks of #polyurethane. #Microbiology
Read the #openaccess study published in @FrontMicrobiol: https://t.co/EfyKsq6VWT https://t.co/jkAdXL5adH
Researchers report that they have identified and characterized a strain of #bacteria capable of degrading some of the #chemical building blocks of #polyurethane.
Read the study published in @FrontMicrobiol: https://t.co/EfyKsq6VWT or our blog post ⬇
https://t.co/9dfpQVaF7Z
Mar 31, 2020 · 20 likes · 5 shares · 2,281 followersView post →
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nips
@artbynips · X
One of my favorite YouTubers Anton made a great vid on how plastics have/are affecting the planet & he's part of the #TeamSeas fundraiser (organized by MrBeast) that'll help remove 30 MILLION pounds of plastic from the ocean by 2022! Let's help our home
Oct 30, 2021 · 15 likes · 2 shares · 51,661 followersView post →
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Frontiers
@FrontiersIn · X
Researchers report that they have identified and characterized a strain of #bacteria capable of degrading some of the #chemical building blocks of #polyurethane.
Read the study published in @FrontMicrobiol: https://t.co/EfyKsq6VWT or our blog post ⬇
https://t.co/9dfpQVaF7Z
German scientists identify microbe that could help degrade polyurethane-based plastics https://t.co/z2SFgidHo3 A strain of an extremophile group of bacteria is capable of ingesting toxic organic compounds as its sole source of carbon, nitrogen and energy https://t.co/j3RE28Ii8P
Explore three incredible scientific achievements from the past year, including bacteria that eat plastic, mRNA therapies, and a 3D map of the universe, along with insights on bacteria that can biodegrade polyurethane…
This video discusses the effects of plastics on the atmosphere and life, highlighting efforts to prevent plastic pollution and the dangers of microplastics based on recent scientific research.
Scientists are figuring out how to use bacteria to break down all kinds of plastics. This research highlights the potential of bacteria, including soil bacteria like Stenotrophomonas sp., to degrade polyurethane and…
Turns Out, Plastics Might have yet Unknown Effects on Atmosphere and Life #TeamSeas https://t.co/zFeeyUSBJn
Donated 50€ (would have given more if they accepted Paypal); I'm definitely part of the problem considering how much plastic fibers I wear..
Warum ich Plastik hasse und auch das Recycling nicht für eine geeignete Lösung halte… Plastik muss einfach weg… es ist als Micro Plastic so Umweltgängig das jeder Mensch mittlerweile das Äquivalent von einer Kreditkarte an Plastik pro Woche aufnimmt:
https://t.co/LnmzSb5qDu
Nov 1, 2021 · 2 likes · 1,577 followersView post →
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Willem Hilton
@WillemHilton8 · X
Turns Out, Plastics Have Strange Effects on Atmosphere and Life #TeamSeas https://t.co/Cxjkp4yNtT via @YouTube
RT @artbynips: One of my favorite YouTubers Anton made a great vid on how plastics have/are affecting the planet & he's part of the #TeamSe…
Oct 30, 2021 · 2 shares · 1,656 followersView post →
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OP_Tsuna
@OP_Tsuna · X
RT @artbynips: One of my favorite YouTubers Anton made a great vid on how plastics have/are affecting the planet & he's part of the #TeamSe…
Oct 30, 2021 · 2 shares · 294 followersView post →
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nips
@artbynips · X
One of my favorite YouTubers Anton made a great vid on how plastics have/are affecting the planet & he's part of the #TeamSeas fundraiser (organized by MrBeast) that'll help remove 30 MILLION pounds of plastic from the ocean by 2022! Let's help our home
Oct 30, 2021 · 15 likes · 2 shares · 51,661 followersView post →
This is nuts. It’s raining plastic! Via @WhatDaMath Strange Effects of Microplastics On Biosphere and Atmosphere of Earth #T... https://t.co/FYutW4Gbmz via @YouTube
Oct 29, 2021 · 1 like · 1,446 followersView post →
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Shane Matthew Neave
@shane25873 · X
A great video about micro plastics, from one of my fave YouTubers…
https://t.co/2YucpuJ5ex
https://t.co/Rcj6PcuHdO
@ToTheLifeboats
Even pulling all the visible trash out of the ocean can’t fix this. It’s been accumulating and degrading for decades.
I didn’t know about the clothing tho.
Even the elites or Illuminati can’t escape this without leaving the planet.
Microplastics and Their Strange Effects on Earth #TeamSeas Fundraiser
Anton Petrov
https://t.co/lyANtnSIZz
#COP26
#ClimateCrisis
#ClimateEmergency
#DontChooseExtinction
#climate
#environment
#plasticpollution
Se acerca #HALLOWEEN ¿Queréis pasar miedo?
https://t.co/Zi4I6Re74s
Oct 29, 2021 · 1 like · 1 share · 3,950 followersView post →
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Albert Cletus Archibald Bob
@ArchibaldCletus · X
Probably another Chinese Venezualean hoax to screw everybody…and to keep #patriots down!
If #Trump would be here he would call it…
the #Microplastic #Hoax
I'm getting nostalgic…
@CarlMuckenhoupt there are *lots* of kinds of plastic, is one issue here
but also, it's very possible this has already happened https://t.co/sBo3LXuUoj
@NonlinearDarren @ammocrypta @Climatehope2 @flyonthewall182 @JohnDublin10 @glinch72 @GregTruman4 @GregCoo85844909 @25_cycle @Willard1951 @BrknMan @don85375 @ZSRenn @1tsakeeper @FChecker76 @LizHersch1 @KCTaz @JustThi30117912 @gregchoat @Anvndarnamn5 @TWTThisIsNow @B_Bolshevik100 @NickMcGinley1 @RobMeekel @cieloyla @EthonRaptor @BradPKeyes @JSegor @Mark_A_Lunn @BridgetHolmstro @jwickers @Stephen90045069 @0Sundance @PeterMayfitz @omahas @TonyBoloni8 @TheDisproof @DanCady @dan613 @Keeper_86 @AristotleMrs @Jamz129 @CallMeBlaise1 @ostinado @IngersolRobert @CarrudoDon @DK25769559 @aSinister @BubbasRanch @MATTP1949 'invention'. do you mean 'discovery'? perhaps you're confusing technology with science. new discoveries are peer reviewed all the time. here's a good one from last year
https://t.co/z41kAuQPU7
Jul 23, 2021 · 1 like · 5,420 followersView post →
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Polymers Audio Articles
@PolymersAudArt · X
29. Toward Biorecycling: Isolation of a Soil Bacterium That Grows on a Polyurethane Oligomer and Monomer
Published in Frontiers in Microbiology on 27th march 2020
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.00404
SPANISH AUDIO
https://t.co/Wn9lPuXgje
#Polymers #Enzymes #Recycling https://t.co/nrjYSCkvhp
@ManuelSintubin Idd, maar door hun structuur zijn plastics (KWS, al dan niet + N, + O) praktisch niet afbreekbaar (stilaan wel eerste resultaten van onderzoek, bv. https://t.co/ZU6zNjBpUe) en zeer moeilijk recycleerbaar (kan nu al voor bv. PET en PA 6).
@pen_is_mighty Super fascinated by this though. https://t.co/LIxLyWpknC
Sep 12, 2020 · 1 like · 72,141 followersView post →
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Marcel Bucher
@mb_bucherlab · X
I have (some) hope that microbes (naturally occurring and engineered) could do the job in combination with a drastic reduction of input of plastics into earth‘s ecosystems over the next decades... see e.g. https://t.co/fUVCaSxHga
German scientists identify microbe that could help degrade polyurethane-based plastics https://t.co/z2SFgidHo3 A strain of an extremophile group of bacteria is capable of ingesting toxic organic compounds as its sole source of carbon, nitrogen and energy https://t.co/j3RE28Ii8P
Frontiers | Toward Biorecycling: Isolation of a Soil Bacterium That Grows on a Polyurethane Oligomer and Monomer | microbes capable of breaking down plastic (polyurethane) have been found. Microbiology is just fascinating me over and over! https://t.co/xLZeEVA0zB
Jul 15, 2020 · 1 like · 1 share · 526 followersView post →
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Mariia
@Mariia25608057 · X
RT @questpair: Toward Biorecycling: a new promising approach to break down many hard-to-recycle polyurethane products - @FrontMicrobiol #re…
The only thing that scares me more than the growth of JavaScript on the client is the growth of plastics in landfills. Today I found out that there is bacterial that can eat plastics! https://t.co/1wZ7mFvd1C
Jun 22, 2020 · 4 likes · 1,063 followersView post →
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怒りの戦士:フリーランスMika.h「 office“時”」
@mika98022614 · X
RT @BASErenewables: A strain of Pseudomonas bacteria is able to break down polyurethane, which is widely used but rarely recycled. Bacteria…
Se describen cepas de bacterias capaces de degradar poliuretano. Lo que supone un avance importante en el control de desechos de plástico. https://t.co/2JUzbMubTM https://t.co/bwBY4y9D9q
A strain of Pseudomonas bacteria is able to break down polyurethane, which is widely used but rarely recycled. Bacteria can use key components of polyurethane as a sole source of carbon, nitrogen and energy https://t.co/UqxnLC6lFr https://t.co/26ka6ScTF1
May 13, 2020 · 1 like · 1 share · 4,460 followersView post →
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Yalalu. America Lupi
@yalalu · X
RT @FrontiersIn: Researchers report that they have identified and characterized a strain of #bacteria capable of degrading some of the #che…
Researchers report that they have identified and characterized a strain of #bacteria capable of degrading some of the #chemical building blocks of #polyurethane.
Read the study published in @FrontMicrobiol: https://t.co/EfyKsq6VWT or our blog post ⬇
https://t.co/9dfpQVaF7Z
Researchers report that they have identified and characterized a strain of #bacteria capable of degrading some of the #chemical building blocks of #polyurethane. #Microbiology
Read the #openaccess study published in @FrontMicrobiol: https://t.co/EfyKsq6VWT https://t.co/jkAdXL5adH
Researchers report that they have identified and characterized a strain of #bacteria capable of degrading some of the #chemical building blocks of #polyurethane.
Read the study published in @FrontMicrobiol: https://t.co/EfyKsq6VWT or our blog post ⬇
https://t.co/9dfpQVaF7Z
Frontiers | Toward Biorecycling: Isolation of a Soil Bacterium That Grows on a Polyurethane Oligomer and Monomer | Microbiology https://t.co/X28gKvs53f
A strain of Pseudomonas bacteria is able to break down polyurethane, which is widely used but rarely recycled. Bacteria can use key components of polyurethane as a sole source of carbon, nitrogen and energy https://t.co/CpBCgXhpWb
Scientists find a strain of Pseudomonas bacterium able to use #plasticwaste as a sole nutrient and energy source! A promising tool for the #biodegradation of synthetic polymers like #plasticbottles=> https://t.co/ExTtHz3wJs Reduce waste in first place remains msg!
@CraigLeeson https://t.co/EyCbjApRuh
Scientists in Germany report in "Frontiers in Microbiology" id and characterization of strain of bacteria capable of degrading some chemical building blocks of polyurethane.
Thanks for sharing @GENbio
https://t.co/Ql9P0iCH4q
Report here: https://t.co/lJG8GBeTRG
@FrontiersIn
ความหวังมนุษยชาติ เมื่อนักวิทย์พบ “แบคทีเรีย” ย่อยสลายขยะพลาสติกโพลียูรีเทนได้ https://t.co/BFXGpElcBi Pseudomonas ฤ?
Doi:10.3389/fmicb.2020.00404
Toward Biorecycling: Isolation of a Soil Bacterium That Grows on a Polyurethane Oligomer and Monomer
Identification of Pseudomonas sp., TDA1 that breaks down Polyurethane building blocks. Small step closer towards plastic biodegradation. @FrontMicrobiol
#biodegradation
https://t.co/GbAzYLRekP
Mar 31, 2020 · 8 likes · 2 shares · 118 followersView post →
RT @questpair: Toward Biorecycling: a new promising approach to break down many hard-to-recycle polyurethane products - @FrontMicrobiol #re…
Mar 30, 2020 · 6 shares · 914 followersView post →
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Ryan Apps
@ryapps · X
Plastic Eating Bacteria.
Toward Biorecycling: Isolation of a Soil Bacterium That Grows on a Polyurethane Oligomer and Monomer https://t.co/bjwYvGrizx https://t.co/udHTgDYAOB
RT @MicrobialLife: Missed this on Friday, but new report of soil bacterium (#Pseudomonas) that can degrade #polyurethane #plastic.
Articl…
Mar 29, 2020 · 1 share · 1,116 followersView post →
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Professor Mark Osborn
@MicrobialLife · X
Missed this on Friday, but new report of soil bacterium (#Pseudomonas) that can degrade #polyurethane #plastic.
Article here: https://t.co/rG6cmI0dd7
Story via: https://t.co/H1SGqFM8Hf
Mar 28, 2020 · 1 like · 1 share · 2,047 followersView post →
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Teun
@teunviss · X
RT @questpair: Toward Biorecycling: a new promising approach to break down many hard-to-recycle polyurethane products - @FrontMicrobiol #re…
Toward Biorecycling: a new promising approach to break down many hard-to-recycle polyurethane products - @FrontMicrobiol #recycling #greendeal #circulareconomy #wastemanagement #reduce #plasticpollution
https://t.co/l1Pkxqif9g
Mar 28, 2020 · 2 likes · 6 shares · 36 followersView post →
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Prof Doug Kell CBE #FBPE #FBPA
@dbkell · X
It would be, and an interesting bacterial pathway, but in fact they only broke down small molecules, not actual plastics... https://t.co/zjfCUfM4IY https://t.co/7xKYzuvbxS
Mar 28, 2020 · 1 like · 13,820 followersView post →
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Bruno Santiago
@brunoelton · X
Toward Biorecycling: Isolation of a Soil Bacterium That Grows on a Polyurethane Oligomer and Monomer https://t.co/slXfKf6PAT
RT @AfghaniHani: #معلومة_تهم_الباحثين
جميع #الأحيائيين سمعوا بمصطلح #اعادة_تدوير الحيوي
#biorecycling
تم اكتشاف باكتيرياPseudomonasمن الت…
Mar 28, 2020 · 16 shares · 321 followersView post →
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د. عثمان عبدالله الغويري
@OthmanAlgwairi · X
RT @AfghaniHani: #معلومة_تهم_الباحثين
جميع #الأحيائيين سمعوا بمصطلح #اعادة_تدوير الحيوي
#biorecycling
تم اكتشاف باكتيرياPseudomonasمن الت…
Mar 28, 2020 · 16 shares · 1,019 followersView post →
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BenoîtWdD
@benoitdeducla · X
#Polythene Pam soon naked, Toward Biorecycling: Isolation of a Soil Bacterium That Grows on a #Polyurethane Oligomer and Monomer https://t.co/NcqKs3mLgc
RT @AfghaniHani: #معلومة_تهم_الباحثين
جميع #الأحيائيين سمعوا بمصطلح #اعادة_تدوير الحيوي
#biorecycling
تم اكتشاف باكتيرياPseudomonasمن الت…
Mar 28, 2020 · 16 shares · 99 followersView post →
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RodolPhoAMR
@RodolPhoAMR · X
Can it be this the solution to #plastic pollution?
The authors claim that a very particular #bacteria (found by accident) is capable to use plastics as a source of #carbon, #nitrogen and #energy
https://t.co/1Z0E4blqh2
#climatechange #scienceandenvironment #environment
RT @AfghaniHani: #معلومة_تهم_الباحثين
جميع #الأحيائيين سمعوا بمصطلح #اعادة_تدوير الحيوي
#biorecycling
تم اكتشاف باكتيرياPseudomonasمن الت…
Mar 28, 2020 · 16 shares · 507 followersView post →
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Sattam Almalki
@sattam9974 · X
RT @AfghaniHani: #معلومة_تهم_الباحثين
جميع #الأحيائيين سمعوا بمصطلح #اعادة_تدوير الحيوي
#biorecycling
تم اكتشاف باكتيرياPseudomonasمن الت…
Mar 27, 2020 · 16 shares · 3,877 followersView post →
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WHO South Africa
@WHOSouthAfrica · X
RT @KulikovUNIATF: New strain of Pseudomonas bacteria is able to break down polyurethane, which is widely used but rarely recycled. Bacteri…
Mar 27, 2020 · 7 shares · 2,856 followersView post →
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Marlowe
@pgd_22 · X
RT @MesMitch: A bacterium that feeds on toxic plastic has been discovered by scientists. The bug not only breaks the plastic down but uses…
Mar 27, 2020 · 8 shares · 4,243 followersView post →
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Barra libre
@Ramiro6668 · X
RT @MesMitch: A bacterium that feeds on toxic plastic has been discovered by scientists. The bug not only breaks the plastic down but uses…
Mar 27, 2020 · 8 shares · 18,151 followersView post →
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washumom
@washumom · X
RT @MesMitch: A bacterium that feeds on toxic plastic has been discovered by scientists. The bug not only breaks the plastic down but uses…
Mar 27, 2020 · 8 shares · 14,441 followersView post →
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Uniquely Me #Resist
@PsychicHealerC · X
RT @MesMitch: A bacterium that feeds on toxic plastic has been discovered by scientists. The bug not only breaks the plastic down but uses…
Mar 27, 2020 · 8 shares · 139,101 followersView post →
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Robb Edwards
@RobRobbEdwards · X
RT @MesMitch: A bacterium that feeds on toxic plastic has been discovered by scientists. The bug not only breaks the plastic down but uses…
Mar 27, 2020 · 8 shares · 107,808 followersView post →
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Frontiers - Microbiology
@FrontMicrobiol · X
New Research: Toward Biorecycling: Isolation of a Soil Bacterium That Grows on a Polyurethane Oligomer and Monomer https://t.co/vVsU3rXG70 #microbiology
Mar 27, 2020 · 1 like · 24,457 followersView post →
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