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Introduction: The aim of the research was to demonstrate the efficiency of microorganisms and the effectiveness of biodegradation techniques on Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) plastics. The research question was: What is the efficiency of LDPE-degrading microorganisms and the effectiveness of biodegradation techniques? Methods: The systematic review was based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement. Articles were obtained from Scopus, Web of Science (WOS), Embase, and Google Scholar. The DeCS/Mesh search terms were: Low-density polyethylene, efficiency, biodegradation, microbial consortia, fungi, bacteria. Inclusion criteria were: scientific articles that included bacteria, fungi, and microbial consortia reported as LDPE degraders that report the percentage of weight loss; articles published from January 2010 to October 2022, and publications in Spanish and English with open access. Exclusion criteria were: studies that do not report gravimetry, the biodegradation time of LDPE, and the genus or species of the polyethylene-degrading microorganism. Results: Out of 483 studies found, 50 were included in this Systematic Review (SR). The most frequent study techniques were scanning electron microscopy (SEM), gravimetry, and fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and in the case of microorganisms, the most studied belonged to the genus Pseudomonas, Bacillus, and Aspergillus. Regarding the isolation place, the most frequent mentioned in the reviewed articles were landfill soil and sanitary landfill soil. The efficiency of LDPE-degrading microorganisms was higher in bacteria such as Enterobacter spp., Pantoea spp., Pseudomonas spp., Escherichia coli, and Bacillus spp., which obtained a range of DE of 9.00-70.00%, 24.00-64%, 1.15 - 61.00%, 45.00%, and 1.5-40% with DT of 4-150, 120, 4-150, 30, and 30-120 days, respectively; in the case of fungi, the main microorganisms are Neopestalotiopsis phangngaensis, Colletotrichum fructicola, and Thyrostroma jaczewskii with efficiencies of 54.34, 48.78, and 46.34%, in 90 days, respectively; and the most efficient microbial consortia were from Enterobacter spp. and Pantoea sp. with 38.00 - 81.00%, in 120 days; and, Pseudomonas protegens, Stenotrophomonas sp., B. vallismortis and Paenibacillus sp. with 55. 00 - 75.00% in 120 days. Conclusions: The most efficient microorganisms in LDPE degradation are Enterobacter spp., Pantoea spp., Pseudomonas spp., Escherichia coli, and Bacillus spp.; in fungi Neopestalotiopsis phangngaensis, Colletotrichum fructicola, and Thyrostroma jaczewskii; and in microbial consortia, those formed by Enterobacter spp. and Pantoea sp., and that of P. protegens, Stenotrophomonas sp., B. vallismortis and Paenibacillus sp.; and the most effective techniques used in LDPE biodegradation are SEM, gravimetry, and FTIR.

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The demand for bromelian and pineapple fruit has been increasing substantially in the world because of their benefits for the human health and use in diverse areas. In this context, this work aimed to study the capacity of higher retention (concentration); bromelain activity underwent ultrafiltration from pineapple juice (Ananas comusus L. Merrill). All assays were carried out at pH 7.0 and 7.5, and at 0.05 and 0.40 bar of transmembrane pressures. Results have shown that at the best operating conditions, between 85 and 87% of bromelain activity was recovered using the plain membrane separation process at 0.05 bar. The ultrafiltration has shown the capacity to retain 100% of proteolytic activity of the bromelain extracted. The samples have kept the same physics properties after ultrafiltration, and the result was verified via electrophoresis. The bromelain enzyme obtained was characterized, and pH 7 and between 30 and 40 °C were the best conditions. Therefore, this work shows that the use of both polymeric membranes has shown high efficiency, and can be used in the purification of bromelain enzymes.

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RESUMEN Las bacterias y los hongos son un riesgo potencial para el material arqueológico y trabajadores de los museos en Lambayeque, Perú. Con el objetivo de cuantificar la microbiología ambiental aislada del museo Tumbas Reales de Sipán, se muestrearon cuatro almacenes, con Agar Nutritivo y Agar Papa Dextrosa, incubándose a 30 °C, en aerobiosis, hasta por 7 días, para bacterias y, hasta por 10 días, para hongos. Se cuantificaron bacterias con un máximo de 2,7x104 UFC cm-2, en las superficies de pisos y paredes; 1,4x103 UFC m-3, en el aire y hongos filamentosos, con un máximo de 7,5x104 UFC cm-2, en las superficies y 9,1x104 UFC m-3, en el aire. Se aislaron e identificaron los géneros de bacterias: Bacillus, Micrococcus, Acinetobacter, Nocardia, Streptococcus, Staphylococcus y Streptomyces y los géneros de hongos filamentosos: Aspergillus, Cladosporium, Circinella, Syncephalastrum, Penicillium, Alternaria, Staphylotrichum, Cercospora, Rhizopus, Cunninghamella, Chrysosporium, Nigrospora, Stachybotrys, Gliocladium y Verticillium.

ABSTRACT Bacteria and fungi are a potential risk to archaeological material and museum workers in Lambayeque, Peru. In order to quantify the isolated environmental microbiology of the Tumbas Reales de Sipán museum, four warehouses were sampled with Nutritive Agar and Papa Dextrose Agar, incubated at 30 °C in aerobiosis for up to 7 days for bacteria and up to 10 days for fungi. Bacteria were quantified with a maximum of 2.7x104 CFU cm-2 on the floor and wall surfaces, 1.4x103 CFU m-3 in the air and filamentous fungi with a maximum of 7.5x104 CFU cm-2 on the surfaces and 9.1x104 CFU m-3 in the air. Bacterial genera were isolated and identified: Bacillus, Micrococcus, Acinetobacter, Nocardia, Streptococcus, Staphylococcus and Streptomyces and the filamentous fungal genera: Aspergillus, Cladosporium, Circinella, Syncephalastrum, Penicillium, Cyrryspunrichum, Cyrrysopositive, Cyrrysylopola Rushingum, Cyrrysophyllizum, Nigrospora, Stachybotrys, Gliocladium and Verticillium.

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En este trabajo se determinó el rendimiento de polihidroxialcanoatos (PHA) producido por microorganismos aislados de suelo y aguas de las salinas de Morrope, Lambayeque, Perú. La población de microorganismos se enriqueció con caldo HM1, con glucosa (15 gL-1) como fuente de carbono, modificado con 15, 20 y 25 g/100 mL de NaCl, se incubó a 30 °C en aerobiosis hasta observar turbidez o película por el crecimiento se aisló en agar HM1 obteniendo cultivos de microorganismos halófilos. En caldo HM2 con glucosa (30 gL-1), con su respectiva concentración de NaCl se investigó la producción de gránulos de PHA y se determinó el tiempo requerido para observar el mayor número de células con gránulos de PHA. Los 20 cultivos con mayor número de células con gránulos se llevaron a fermentación a caldo HM2, cuantificándose la biomasa y PHA. La naturaleza del polímero y cálculo del rendimiento se realizó con cinco aislados microbianos correspondientes a la mayor concentración de NaCl, el mayor número de celular con gránulos en el menor tiempo. Se obtuvieron 234 aislados de microorganismos y en el 38.74% se observó gránulos de PHA mediante la tinción de Sudan Negro B, seleccionándose 20 cultivos de microorganismos con 40 a 85 células con gránulos de PHA. La biomasa osciló entre 0.005 a las 72 horas y 3.211 gL-1 a las 240 horas. El rendimiento p/x fue de 0.270 a 0.725 gg-1, destacando con más de 60% los microorganismos AE222 (60.73%), AE2019 (63.10%) y AE228 (72.52%). Estos microorganismos son considerados promisorios para la producción de PHA.

In this work, we determine the polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) yield of microorganisms of soil and water from salty lagoons of Morrope, Lambayeque, Peru. Microorganisms were enriched in modified HM1 broth with 15, 20 and 25 g/100 mL of NaCl, incubated at 30 °C in aerobiosis. After observed turbidity or film, aliquots were taken and seeded on HM1 agar obtaining 234 bacterial isolates that by lipophilic Sudan Negro B staining were observed the presence of 93 bacterial isolates with PHA granules, which were cultured in HM² broth with their respective concentrations of NaCl for 144 hours, quantifying a range of 4-85 cells with granules in five microscopic fields observed, selecting 20 bacterial isolates with the presence of 40-85 cells with granules, then they were taken to fermentation where the optimal incubation time was determined, where the cells are clearly differentiated with PHA granules. To determine the nature of the polymer produced, five bacterial isolates corresponding to the culture with the highest concentration of NaCl and the highest number of cells with PHA granules with the shortest growth time, but not necessarily the highest biomass, were selected, these reached 0.500; 0.300; 0.167; 0.183 and 0.417 gL-1 of PHA, with 1.850; 0.522; 0.275; 0.290 and 0.575 gL-1 of biomass and 0.270; 0.575; 0.607; 0.631 and 0.725 gg-1 yield Y (p/x). The highest yield was 72.52% of cellular mass in PHA being considered a promising and profitable performance for the extraction of the polymer.

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Halomonas sp. strain HG01, isolated from a salt mine in Peru, is a halophilic aerobic heterotrophic bacterium accumulating poly-3-hydroxybutyrate and poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) from different carbon sources. Here, we report the draft genome sequence of this isolate, which was found to be 3,665,487 bp long, with a G+C content of 68%.