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Fungi which normally decay wood can effectively break down low density polyethylene (LDPE) plastic instead - and do so best in the absence of wood

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Wood decay fungi show enhanced biodeterioration of low-density polyethylene in the absence of wood in culture media

image: Decaying tree from the study site. view more 

Credit: R. N. Attanayake, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Fungi which normally decay wood can effectively break down low density polyethylene (LDPE) plastic instead - and do so best in the absence of wood

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Article URL:  https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0288133

Article Title: Wood decay fungi show enhanced biodeterioration of low-density polyethylene in the absence of wood in culture media

Author Countries: Sri Lanka

Funding: 1. RNA: TWAS research grant 18-020 RG/BIO/AS_I The world academy of science https://twas.org/ 2. RNA, PW, HH: ICGEB research grant CRP/LKA18-03 https://www.icgeb.org/ International Center for genetic engineering and biotechnology 3. RNA, HH: t(NSF/RG/2019/BT/03). http://www.nsf.ac.lk/ National Science Foundation, Sri Lanka. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.


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