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Plastic-Eating Fungus Found in the Ocean

Link to Series Playlist:    • Plastic Breakdown Series – Can Biology Sol...   We talk about ocean plastic as if it were eternal. But some microbes out there disagree — and they’re hungry. In this episode of Plastic Breakdown, we dive into the story of Parengyodontium album, a marine fungus discovered on plastic debris in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. It doesn’t just live on polyethylene — it breaks it down. ☀️ How does sunlight prepare plastic for microbial attack? 🍄 What makes this fungus different from other degraders? 💨 And how much plastic can it really eliminate? It’s not magic — it’s oxidation, enzymes, and a long, slow feast. 📌 Sources and further reading: Debeljak et al. (2024) – Plastic biodegradation by Parengyodontium album Santo et al. (2013) – Enzymatic degradation of polyethylene NIOZ – Marine fungi and plastic breakdown The Ocean Cleanup – Plastic accumulation zones and microbial colonization #PlasticBreakdown #OceanFungus #PlasticDegradation #TheOddExperiment #ParengyodontiumAlbum