title: Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) production by isolated Halomonas sp. KM-1 using waste glycerol.
abstract: Biodiesel fuel is favored as a type of carbon neutral energy. To popularize its usage, by-product waste glycerol utilization is a critical problem. We tried to isolate waste glycerol utilizing bacteria, and obtained the alkalo- and halophile bacteria Halomonas sp. KM-1. This strain produced bioplastic poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) in a simple medium and diluted waste glycerol as a sole carbon source.
authors.affiliation: Bio-Based Polymers Collaborative Research Team, AIST Kansai Collaboration Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Ikeda, Osaka, Japan. y-kawata@aist.go.jp
authors.forename: Yoshikazu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawata
authors.forename: Sei-ichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aiba
mesh_terms: D005990:Glycerol / Q000378:metabolism*; D020632:Halomonas / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism*; D006885:Hydroxybutyrates / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D007220:Industrial Waste; D011091:Polyesters / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D000094122:Polyhydroxybutyrates
chemical_list: D005990:Glycerol; D006885:Hydroxybutyrates; D007220:Industrial Waste; D011091:Polyesters; C003182:poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate; D000094122:Polyhydroxybutyrates