Isolation and screening of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) bags degrading bacteria from Addis Ababa municipal solid waste disposal site “Koshe”

Table 1 Percentage of weight loss of LDPE films (values are duplicates and expressed as mean ± standard deviation)

Isolates code	Initial weight (g)	Final weight (g)	Percentage of weight loss
KS119	0.2	0.1615	23.87 ± 0.11^c
KS114	0.2	0.197	1.25 ± 1.06^e
KS16	0.2	0.1999	0.025 ± 0.03536^f
KS17	0.2	0.1998	0.05 ± 0.07071^f
KS19	0.2	0.196	2.05 ± 1.48^e
KS35	0.2	0.1405	42.87 ± 1.91^a
KS116	0.2	0.176	13.31 ± 0.46^d
KS110	0.2	0.194	2.88 ± 3.36^e
KS117	0.2	0.199	0.35 ± 0.21^e
KS118	0.2	0.1999	0.025 ± 0.03536^f
KS15	0.2	0.198	0.75 ± 0.35^e
KS25	0.2	0.196	1.91± 2.42^e
KS26	0.2	0.1999	0.025 ± 0.03536^f
KS14	0.2	0.1465	37.2 ± 3.06^b
Control	0.2	0.2	0

Differences in means are indicated with lowercase letters. Means with same superscript letters are not significantly different, while means with different superscript letters are significantly different (P < 0.05)

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