The global economy is at a critical crossroads with a number of interlocking challenges and crises running in parallel. The uncertainty around how Russia`s.
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1Department of Agrobiotechnology IFA-Tulln, Institute of Environmental Biotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
2Division Polymers & Enzymes, Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology, Graz, Austria
3Institute of Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
4Department of Material Sciences and Process Engineering (MAP), Institute of Physics and Materials Science (IPM), Vienna, Austria
5Department of Microbiology, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Microorganisms, like bacteria and fungi, are becoming an emerging resource for the development of eco-sustainable plastic degradation and recycling processes. In this study, the rumen content from cattle (
Bos taurus) was investigated regarding synthetic polyester hydrolyzing enzymes based on the fact that the diet of ruminants may contain natural plant polyesters. A screening with model substrates demonstrated h