Modulating biofilm can potentiate activity of novel plastic-degrading enzymes

Data Availability: The datasets used and/or analysed during the current study available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.Competing interests: Brunel University London has a priority patent filling covering the manipulation of biofilm levels to enhance plastic degradation....This project was received funding from the Bio based Industries Joint Undertaking (JU) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the grant agreement No. 887648. The JU receives support from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme and the Bio based Industries Consortium. Support has also been received from a National Environmental Research Council Exploring the Frontiers Grant (NE/X010902/1). RRMC is supported by a Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council New Investigator Award BB/V007823/1 and by the Academy of Medical Sciences/the Wellcome Trust/the Government Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy/the British Heart Foundation/Diabetes UK Springboard Award [SBF006\1040]