title: Isolation and identification of poly beta hydroxybutyric acid accumulating bacteria of Staphylococcal sp. and characterization of biodegradable polyester.
abstract: Staphylococcus sp. strain BP/SU1, capable of degrading the biopolymer and utilize it as a source of carbon and energy, was isolated from activated sludge using METABOLIX (MBX D411G). It was found that this strain was capable of accumulating poly(3-hydroxybutyric acid) P(3-HB), as granule poly (3-hydroxybutyric acid), p(3-HB), inclusion bodies when grown under suitable nutrient conditions. These strains could sustain cell growth up to a dry mass of 9.24 g/l with a doubling time of 8 to 10 hr and could accumulate P(3-HB) as granular inclusion bodies to a cell dry weight of more than 12%. P(3-HB) accumulated by this organism was isolated and characterized through NMR, FT-IR spectroscopy, UV Spectroscopy, Mass spectroscopy and Differential Scanning Calorimetry. P(3-HB) granules so isolated showed physical and chemical properties that should be possessed by a superior quality thermoplastic biopolymer.
authors.affiliation: Dr B C Guha Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Calcutta, 35 Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata 700 019.
authors.forename: Bappaditya
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: Rajat
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Banerjee
authors.forename: Sumana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chatterjee
mesh_terms: D006885:Hydroxybutyrates / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D011091:Polyesters / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D012722:Sewage / Q000382:microbiology; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000166:cytology / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism*; D000094122:Polyhydroxybutyrates
chemical_list: D006885:Hydroxybutyrates; D011091:Polyesters; D012722:Sewage; C003182:poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate; D000094122:Polyhydroxybutyrates