Shaguftanaz S. Shaikh and G.R. Pathade
Abstract
Plastics are used as a raw material for production of most of the objects used in day-to-day life. Thus, the production of plastics has increased leading to various ecological problems. There are many forms of polymers but amongst them polypropylene is targeted for the study as it is one of the polymer causing the highest pollution. In the current study, 4 bacterial and 4 fungal isolates were obtained and were screened for their ability to degrade polypropylene using Mineral Salt Media. The isolates were able to grow in the media infused with polypropylene as the sole carbon source. This indicates that the isolates have potential to degrade polypropylene and they can be employed for biodegradation of polypropylene.