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In mineral medium with PET as the sole carbon source,\n                    <jats:italic>Lysinibacillus<\/jats:italic>\n                    sp. exhibited a shorter lag phase and higher early-stage growth than the reference strain\n                    <jats:italic>Ideonella<\/jats:italic>\n                    sakaiensis (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &amp;lt; 0.05 at Weeks 1, 2, 4, and 6) over six weeks. FE-SEM revealed microbial colonization, surface erosion, fissures, and delamination, indicating polymer surface alteration. MALDI-TOF MS proteomic analysis did not detect canonical PET-degrading enzymes such as PETase or MHETase. The\n                    <jats:italic>in silico<\/jats:italic>\n                    genome-wide screen similarly failed to identify PETases or other known polyester hydrolases carrying the conserved GXSXG motif, the Ser-His-Asp catalytic triad, or compatible \u03b1\/\u03b2-hydrolase domain architecture. Instead, PET exposure triggered metabolic reprogramming dominated by oxidative-stress response proteins (peroxiredoxins, superoxide dismutases, thiol peroxidases) and central metabolic enzymes. Although several proteins annotated as hydrolases were expressed, these lacked the catalytic signatures and structural features characteristic of validated PET-degrading polyesterases. Taken together, the proteomic and\n                    <jats:italic>in silico<\/jats:italic>\n                    results indicate that\n                    <jats:italic>Lysinibacillus<\/jats:italic>\n                    sp. responds to PET through broad metabolic and oxidative-stress adaptation rather than through expression of dedicated PET-hydrolyzing enzymes. This stress-driven remodeling may support limited transformation of PET-associated compounds but does not constitute evidence of direct PET depolymerization. The rapid adaptive response of\n                    <jats:italic>Lysinibacillus<\/jats:italic>\n                    sp. complements the slower, enzyme-driven strategy of\n                    <jats:italic>I. sakaiensis<\/jats:italic>\n                    , supporting the potential of microbial consortia for multi-stage plastic biodegradation.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fmicb.2026.1802173","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,24]],"date-time":"2026-03-24T16:43:07Z","timestamp":1774370587000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Proteomic characterization of Lysinibacillus reveals early-stage PET biodegradation potential"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Radoslaw B.","family":"Dudziak","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Centro de Astrobiolog\u00eda (CAB), CSIC-INTA","place":["Madrid, Spain"]},{"name":"Faculty of Natural Resource Sciences, School of Business and Science, University of Akureyri","place":["Akureyri, Iceland"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"V\u00edctor","family":"Mu\u00f1oz-Hisado","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centro de Astrobiolog\u00eda (CAB), CSIC-INTA","place":["Madrid, Spain"]},{"name":"Escuela de Doctorado de la Universidad Aut\u00f3noma de Madrid. 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