TY - JOUR N2 - As polycarbonate is frequently used in many products, its accumulation in landfi lls is absolutely harmful to the environment. The aims of this study were the screening and isolation of polycarbonate-degrading bacteria (PDB) and the assessment of their ability in the degradation of polycarbonate (PC) polymers. Nine-month buried-PC films were used for PDB isolation and identification. The biodegradation ability of the isolates was determined by growth curve, clear zone formation, lipase and amylase production, AFM and FTIR. Bacillus cereus and Bacillus megaterium were identifi ed and considered as PDB. The degradation ability of B. megaterium was significantly higher than that of B. cereus. Both were lipase and amylase positive. AFM and FTIR results showed the initiation of bacterial attachment. The PC biodegradation ability of isolates can be very efficient. Finding such efficient isolates (which was less studied before) will promise a decrease in plastic contamination in the future. L1 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/115787/PDF/Arch_vol46_pp14_20.pdf L2 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/115787 PY - 2020 IS - No 1 EP - 20 DO - 10.24425/aep.2020.132521 KW - biodegradation KW - Bacillus cereus KW - amylase KW - lipases KW - Polycarbonate KW - Bacillus megaterium A1 - Arefian, Mojgan A1 - Tahmourespour, Arezoo A1 - Zia, Mohammadali PB - Polish Academy of Sciences VL - vol. 46 DA - 2020.03.09 T1 - Polycarbonate biodegradation by newly isolated Bacillus strains SP - 14 UR - http://journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/115787 T2 - Archives of Environmental Protection ER -