bacteria can break down plastics.( true or false)
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Ideonella sakaiensis is a bacterium from the genus Ideonella and family Comamonadaceae capable of breaking down and consuming the plastic poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) as a sole carbon and energy source. The bacterium was originally isolated from a sediment sample taken outside of a plastic bottle recycling facility in Sakai, Japan.[2]
there are only a few specific bacteria which can break down plastic.
all bacteria can't break down plastic
so the statement u have given is true in some cases and false in some cases