Um, the bassitar played by Chris Ballew of the Presidents of the United States of America? Or Mark Sandman of Morphine? Or some European band whose name I don't remember, but remember the skinny-necked two-string bass in their crappy video? An idea that has been done before. Unless you're using a slide like Sandman, there's no real reason to limit yourself like this.

Unfortunately the two types of bacteria isolated in the experiment can pose a danger to humans. Both Sphingomonas and Pseudomonas can infect people with compromised immune systems, and play a role in secondary infections acquired in hospitals. The infection can usually be treated by antibiotics, but some strains of Pseudomonas are already becoming resistant.

So growing these bacterium in large numbers doesn't seem like a good idea on the surface. On the other hand, we're all probably growing them right now on our shower curtain.

But perhaps certain strains could be found that don't pose a threat and still retain the ability to degrade polyethelene. Certainly worth researching, hopefully someone will.