Mycobacterium sp. DBP42 Genome sequencing and assembly. Mycobacterium sp. DBP42

This study aimed to isolate bacteria that could grow using six common plasticizers (dibutyl phthalate, bis(2-ethyl hexyl phthalate), diisononyl phthalate, diisodecyl phthalate, acetyl tributyl citrate and trioctyl trimellitate) as a sole carbon source. This was narrowed down to two bacteria that appeared to be able to grow on all six plasticizers and their growth was characterised using proteomics.