''Salipaludibacillus agaradhaerens'' is a
facultative anaerobe
A facultative anaerobic organism is an organism that makes ATP by aerobic respiration if oxygen is present, but is capable of switching to fermentation if oxygen is absent.
Some examples of facultatively anaerobic bacteria are ''Staphylococcus' ...
bacterium.
It is a
gram positive
In bacteriology, gram-positive bacteria are bacteria that give a positive result in the Gram stain test, which is traditionally used to quickly classify bacteria into two broad categories according to their type of cell wall.
The Gram stain i ...
, alkaliphilic and alkalitolerant, aerobic endospore-forming bacteria.
In 2019, it was found in a hyperalkaline spring in
Zambales
Zambales, officially the Province of Zambales (; ; ; ; ), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Central Luzon Regions of the Philippines, region. Its capital is Iba, Zambales, Iba, which is located in t ...
(Philippines) a bacterial consortium of a strain of ''Bacillus agaradhaerens'' with ''
Bacillus pseudofirmus
''Bacillus pseudofirmus'' is a facultative anaerobe bacterium. It is a gram positive, alkaliphilic and alkalitolerant, aerobic endospore-forming bacteria.
In 2019, it was found in a hyperalkaline spring in Zambales (Philippines) a bacterial con ...
'' that can biodegrade
LDPE
Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) is a thermoplastic made from the monomer ethylene. It was the first grade of polyethylene, produced in 1933 by John C. Swallow and M.W Perrin who were working for Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) using a high pr ...
plastic.
See also
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Plastivore
file:mealworms in plastic container of bran.jpg, Mealworms, an example of a plastivore
A plastivore is an organism capable of degrading and metabolising plastic. While plastic is normally thought of as non-Biodegradation, biodegradable, a varie ...
References
External links
UniProt entrySCOP Berkley entryType strain of ''Bacillus agaradhaerens'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Bacteria described in 1995
Plastivores
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