Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Biodegradation of polypropylene films by Bacillus paralicheniformis and Lysinibacillus fusiformis isolated from municipality solid waste contaminated soil Subject The topic of the resource Bacillus paralicheniformis; Biodegradation; Lysinibacillus fusiformis; Polypropylene films Description An account of the resource The fossil fuel or petroleum derived plastics are applied in our routine life because of their easy availability. Distribution and contamination of the plastics in the landfills are the major reasons for these biodegradation study. This current study reveals the biodegradation of polypropylene films and the growth of Bacillus paralicheniformis and Lysinibacillus fusiformis isolated from plastic contaminated soil collected from municipality solid waste management site. The degradation rate of PP films was confirmed by the results of biodegradation analysis. The growth of Bacillus paralicheniformis and Lysinibacillus fusiformis had shown OD values at 600nm after the degradation period of 4 weeks increasing from 0.131 to 0.334 and 0.148 to 0.213 respectively. The viable cell count increased from 804cells/ml to 1204cells/ml and 10.104cells/ml to 15.204cells/ml respectively. The physical and chemical changes of PP films were confirmed by FT-IR and XRD analysis. These analysis confirmed that the bacterial strains have the ability to change the chemical and physical nature of PP films and can utilize the PP films as sole carbon source. 2021 World Research Association. All rights reserved. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ramesh K.; Umesh M.; Preethi K. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment, Vol-25, No. 7, pp. 71-78. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available World Research Association Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"></a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85109159500&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=ac538c089c7f1b073d079aaaf3021ec7" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85109159500&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=ac538c089c7f1b073d079aaaf3021ec7</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 9720626 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Ramesh K., Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Bharathiar University, Tamilnadu, Coimbatore, India; Umesh M., Department of Life Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to Be University), Karnataka, Bangalore, India; Preethi K., Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Bharathiar University, Tamilnadu, Coimbatore, India