*Corresponding authors:
Jürgen Pleiss
Institute of Biochemistry and Technical Biochemistry,
University of Stuttgart, Allmandring 31,
D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany
Tel. +49 -711-685-63191
E-Mail: Juergen.Pleiss@itb.uni-stuttgart.de
ORCID: 0000-0003-1045-8202
Wolfgang R. Streit
Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology
Universität Hamburg, Ohnhorststraße 18 D-22609 Hamburg, Germany
Tel. +49-40-42816-463
E-Mail: wolfgang.streit@uni-hamburg.de
ORCID: 0000-0001-7617-7396
Keywords: hidden Markov model; hydrolases; metagenome; polyethylene terephthalate degradation; polyurethane degradation; sequence motif