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[–] CrazyGrape 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

The researchers report that a community of Ideonella sakaiensis working this way could break down a thin film of PET over the course of six weeks if the temperature were held at a steady 86 degrees Fahrenheit.

Probably not gonna be seeing this bacteria being put to a wide-scale use. To be fair though, it was also touched upon in the article that this bacteria itself may not be the most helpful, but it is a start, and now they know what kind of biological mechanisms to look for in other microbes.