Systematic Review of Bacterial Microplastic Degradation Efficacy and Mechanisms, 2000–2025

Mukul Machhindra Barwant's systematic review synthesizes evidence from 80 eligible studies on bacterial degradation of microplastics in aquatic environments. The analysis, covering literature from 2000 to 2025, identifies key bacterial genera, enzymatic pathways, and polymer-specific degradation rates. The document is a 23.3 KB text file last updated on March 18, 2026.

Use Cases

• Identify key bacterial genera for bioremediation based on the described conserved consortium of Pseudomonas, Bacillus, and Rhodococcus.
• Compare polymer degradation efficacy for model development based on described rates for PET, PE, and PP.
• Study enzymatic pathways for plastic degradation based on the described roles of hydrolases and oxidoreductases.
• Analyze factors influencing biodegradation kinetics based on described variables like temperature, pH, and nutrient availability.

Strengths

• Systematic review conducted following PRISMA guidelines, suggesting a structured methodology.
• Analysis is based on 80 eligible studies identified from 639 records across three major databases.
• Includes a defined temporal scope covering literature from 2000 to 2025.

Limitations

• The dataset is a 23.3 KB text document, indicating a limited scope of raw data.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The primary content is a synthesized review; underlying experimental data is not directly provided.

Provenance

Source

Mukul Machhindra Barwant via figshare

Collection Method

Systematic literature review following PRISMA guidelines, searching Scopus, Web of Science, and PubMed.

Time Range

2000–2025

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 07:46:38