Nylon-eating bacteria

Nylon-eating bacteria are a strain of Flavobacterium that are capable of digesting certain byproducts of nylon 6 manufacture. This strain of Flavobacterium sp. KI72, became popularly known as nylon-eating bacteria, and the enzymes used to digest the man-made molecules became collectively known as nylonase.

Nylon-eating bacteria

Nylon-eating bacteria are a strain of Flavobacterium that are capable of digesting certain byproducts of nylon 6 manufacture. This strain of Flavobacterium sp. KI72, became popularly known as nylon-eating bacteria, and the enzymes used to digest the man-made molecules became collectively known as nylonase.