1. Polyethylene bio-degradation by caterpillars of the wax moth Galleria mellonella 
Paolo Bombelli, Christopher J. Howe, Federica Bertocchini 
Current Biology 
Volume 27, Issue 8, Pages R292-R293 (April 2017)
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2. Figure 1 Polyethylene degradation by Galleria mellonella.
(A) Plastic bag after exposure to ∼100 wax worms for 12 hours. (B) Magnification of the area indicated in A. (C) Gravimetric analysis of homogenate-treated versus untreated polyethylene (PE), showing a reduction (13%) of mass per unit of area in the former. (D,E) FTIR analysis of the homogenate-treated and control PE films. (F,G) Atomic Force Microscopy on homogenate-treated (G) and untreated (F) PE film (representative examples of 3 topographic maps each).
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