Title: Formation of Poly-ß-hydroxybutyrate from Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Sphingobium scionense sp. WP01
Abstract: The present study is the first report of the conversion of two simple polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, biphenyl and naphthalene, into the aliphatic polymer poly-β-hydroxybutyrate by a single bacterium. The bacterium we have identified as Sphing obium scionense sp. WP01 <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">T</sup> (=DSM19371 <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">T</sup> =ICMP 13533 <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">T</sup> ) was originally isolated from contaminated soil containing oil residues and Pinus radiata sap and sawdust. We have shown that Sphing obium scionense sp. WP01 <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">T</sup> is able to accumulate poly-β-hydroxybutyrate from naphthalene and biphenyl when these are provided as sole carbon sources under nitrogen limited conditions. The generation of PHA from aromatic hydrocarbons as a feedstock provides a route for converting waste polluting hydrocarbons into useable biological polyesters.
Publication Year: 2011
Publication Date: 2011-02-01
Language: en
Type: article
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