Bacteria really eat plastic: Laboratory experiment shows that bacteria really eat and digest plastic

An experiment shows where the plastic that disappears in the sea could have ended up: a bacteria eats and digests it

The bacteria 'Rhodococcus ruber' eats and digests plastic, as demonstrated in laboratory experiments by doctoral student Maaike Goudriaan, from Rea

Bacteria really eat plastic: Laboratory experiment shows that bacteria really eat and digest plastic

The bacterium Rhodococcus ruber eats and actually digests plastic.

Experiment Proves Bacteria Really Eat Plastic – Broken Down Into Harmless Substances

Laboratory experiment shows that bacteria really eat and digest plastic. The bacterium Rhodococcus ruber eats and actually digests plastic. This has been shown in laboratory experiments by PhD student Maaike Goudriaan at Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ). Based on a model study wi

Laboratory experiment shows that bacteria really eat and digest plastic

The bacterium Rhodococcus ruber eats and actually digests plastic. This has been shown in laboratory experiments by Ph.D. student Maaike Goudriaan at Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ).

They discover that this bacteria can eat and digest plastic dumped into the sea

The bacteria 'Rhodococcus ruber' can convert 1% of the plastic that is dumped into the oceans each year into CO2 and other harmless substances.

Bacteria Can Eat and Digest Plastic

A new study by scientists at the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) has found that bacteria can break down and digest plastic.