Molecular Characterization of Low-Density Polyethene (LDPE) Degrading Bacteria and Fungi from Dandora Dumpsite, Nairobi, Kenya

Table 1

Primers for AlkB genes encoding depolymerases responsible for alkane degradation [18].

Primers and position	PCR product	Reference
alkB 1 set 1
82 5′-TGGCCGGCTACTCCGATGATCGGAATCTGG-3′ 111	870 bp	Kok et al.
951 5′-CGCGTGGTGATCCGAGTGCCGCTGAAGGTG-3′ 922
alkB 1 set 2
134 5′-CATTTCCCTGGTGATTG-3′ 151	718 bp	Stover et al
851 5′-CCGTCCTCGCCCTTTCGC-3′ 834
alkB 2
134 5′-CCTGGCTGGTGATCAGCG-3′ 151	749 bp	Stover et al.
882 5′-CGAGTGTTCCGGCGTGGTG-3′ 864