Hospital superbug ‘eating’ medical plastics, devices...

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Hospital superbug ‘eating’ medical plastics, devices & implants: Study

A new study reveals that Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a common hospital bacteria in India, can degrade medical-grade plastic. This bacteria breaks down materials used in sutures and implants. Researchers isolated an enzyme, Pap1, that degraded 78% of a plastic sample in a week. The bacteria can also consume plastic as its only food source.

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