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Table 1 Biodegradable plastic-degrading yeasts on rice husks harvested from various areas

From: Phyllosphere yeasts rapidly break down biodegradable plastics

JP

no.

Cultivar

name

Origin

Yeast population

(cfu/g)

Strain

no

Phenotype

Species

designation

   

YM

PBSA

   

6775

Shinei

Hokkaido

1 × 106

4 × 103

GB-1

Smooth

C. flavus

6918

Akamai

Tohoku

6 × 105

1 × 104

GB-2

Wrinkled

P. antarctica

6497

Akinishiki

Niigata

2 × 105

5 × 104

GB-3

Wrinkled

P. antarctica

2031191

Tankei

Ibaraki

3 × 106

5 × 105

GB-4(0)

Wrinkled

P. antarctica

2031192

Tankei

Ibaraki

6 × 106

4 × 106

GB-4(1)S

Smooth

C. laurentii

    

4 × 105

GB-4(1)W

Wrinkled

P. antarctica

10995

Nourin18

Kumamoto

8 × 105

6 × 105

GB-5S

Smooth

C. rajasthanensis

    

3 × 105

GB-5W

Wrinkled

P. antarctica

7239

Kanan 2

Taiwan

4 × 103

4 × 103

GB-6

Smooth

C. laurentii

5310

Matsumae

Hokkaido

8 × 104

8 × 104

GB-7

Wrinkled

P. antarctica

7032

Ouu 52

Akita

8 × 105

8 × 105

GB-8

Wrinkled

P. antarctica

7412

Chibanishiki

Chiba

3 × 105

0 × 100

not found

  

11295

Saikai 124

Fukuoka

1 × 106

4 × 104

GB-10S

Smooth

C. rajasthanensis

    

4 × 103

GB-10W

Wrinkled

P. antarctica

8955

Kantou 135

Saitama

2 × 106

1 × 106

GB-11S

Smooth

C. laurentii

    

4 × 104

GB-11W

Wrinkled

P. antarctica

  1. All seeds were obtained from National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences (NIAS) Genebank at Tsukua, Japan
  2. Seeds of JP nos. 2031191, 5310, 7032, 7412, 11295, and 8955 were harvested in 2000. Those of JP nos. 6775, 6918, 6497, 2031192, 10995, and 7239 were harvested in 2005.