Research Article

Optimized Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) Production by Moderately Haloalkaliphilic Bacterium Halomonas alkalicola Ext

Table 5

Production of PHAs by Halomonas alkalicola on different carbon sources.

Carbon sourcesCell dry weight (g/L)PHA concentration (g/L)PHA content (%)PHA yield (g g-1)

Glucoseabb0.046
Fructoseabba0.047
Sucroseabbb0.041
Xylosec0.026
Galactosea3a0.063
Lactoseaaa0.052
Mannitolc0.016
Glycerolcc0.031

Measurements with similar letters in superscripts in a column are not statistically significant based on Tukey’s HSD ().