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ArticleMicroorganisms2025

Metabolism of Terephthalic Acid by a Novel Bacterial Consortium Produces Valuable By-Products.

Mitchell Read Slobodian, Dominique Jillings, Aditya Kishor Barot, Jessica Dougherty, Kalpdrum Passi, Sujeenthar Tharmalingam, Vasu D Appanna

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Article in Microorganisms, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Mitchell Read SlobodianSchool of Natural Sciences, Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-1644-8278
Dominique JillingsSchool of Engineering and Computer Science, Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6, Canada.
Aditya Kishor BarotSchool of Natural Sciences, Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6, Canada.
Jessica DoughertySchool of Natural Sciences, Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6, Canada.
Kalpdrum PassiSchool of Engineering and Computer Science, Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-7155-7901
Sujeenthar TharmalingamSchool of Natural Sciences, Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6, Canada.
Vasu D AppannaSchool of Natural Sciences, Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6, Canada.

Funding

NSERC Alliance Grant ALLRP 562919 - 21
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Terephthalic acid (TPA), a major monomer of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), represents a significant challenge in plastic waste management due to its persistence in the environment. In this study, we report a newly developed bacterial consortium capable of using TPA as the sole carbon source in a defined mineral medium. The consortium achieved stationary phase within five days and metabolized approximately 85% of the available TPA. Metabolite analysis by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) revealed the activation of the benzoate degradation pathway during TPA catabolism. Additionally, the consortium secreted commercially relevant metabolites such as cis,cis-muconic acid and catechol into the culture medium. Genetic profiling using a reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) and 16S rRNA sequencing identified

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benzoate degradation pathwaymicrobial consortiumParaburkholderia fungorumPET degradationplastic biodegradationTPA metabolism

Identifiers

PMID41011413
PMCPMC12472019

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