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Grey Oyster Mushroom Broke Down PET Plastic

Grey Oyster Mushroom Broke Down PET Plastic

Grey oyster mushroom, Turkey tail

What they found

Grey oyster mushroom caused 20% weight loss in PET plastic in 14 days, outperforming turkey tail.

Grey oyster mushroom caused 20% weight loss in PET plastic in 14 days, outperforming turkey tail.

The number

20% weight loss in just 14 days

How solid is it?

Lab dish

Lab dish

In vitro (lab dish)

In vitro (lab dish)

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

At a glance

Latin name

Pleurotus sajor-caju, Trametes versicolor

Pleurotus sajor-caju, Trametes versicolor

Compound

lipases; cellulases

lipases; cellulases

Published in

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Section

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

As it ran in Shroom Scan

Plastic-Eaters

Plastic-Eaters

Two common white-rot fungi were tested on PET plastic, and grey oyster mushroom (Pleurotus sajor-caju) broke it down far more effectively than turkey tail (Trametes versicolor). Grey oysters caused 20% weight loss in just 14 days, using strong enzymes like lipases and cellulases to start breaking PET’s surface.

Two common white-rot fungi were tested on PET plastic, and grey oyster mushroom (Pleurotus sajor-caju) broke it down far more effectively than turkey tail (Trametes versicolor). Grey oysters caused 20% weight loss in just 14 days, using strong enzymes like lipases and cellulases to start breaking PET’s surface.

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