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Genus Aneurinibacillus - “hot” and interesting producer of polyhydroxyalkanoates

PERNICOVÁ, I. ŘEHÁKOVÁ, V. KOUŘILOVÁ, X. SEDLÁČEK, P. OBRUČA, S.

Original Title

Type

abstract

Language

English

Original Abstract

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are very interesting and promising materials microbial polyester which are produced by many various bacteria. Additionally, there are completely biodegradable and biocompatible, providing a wide range of end uses. PHA can also be produced from renewable sources, making them a suitable alternative to plastics made from petroleum. Using our original protocol, we isolated thermophilic PHA producers from natural samples (compost, activated sludge). Most of the obtained strains belonged to the genus Aneurinibacillus, so we paid attention to this genus in terms of biotechnological potential. Aneurinibacilli proved to be interesting PHA producers with great potential. These bacteria are capable of producing not only homopolymers composed only of 3-hydroxybutyrate (3HB) units but also copolymers that contain 4-hydroxybutyrate in addition to the 3HB monomer or other very unusual monomers such as 3-hydroxyvalerate, 4-hydroxyvalerate or 5-hydroxyvalerate.

Keywords

polyhydroxyalkanoates, thermophiles, Aneurinibacillus, copolymers

Authors

PERNICOVÁ, I.; ŘEHÁKOVÁ, V.; KOUŘILOVÁ, X.; SEDLÁČEK, P.; OBRUČA, S.

Released

29. 8. 2023

Publisher

Bangor University

Location

Wales, United Kingdom

Pages from

P17

Pages count

BibTex

@misc{BUT184796,
  author="Iva {Buchtíková} and Veronika {Řeháková} and Xenie {Kouřilová} and Petr {Sedláček} and Stanislav {Obruča}",
  title="Genus Aneurinibacillus - “hot” and interesting producer of polyhydroxyalkanoates",
  booktitle="16th International Congress {"}Thermophiles-2023",
  year="2023",
  edition="1.",
  pages="1",
  publisher="Bangor University",
  address="Wales, United Kingdom",
  note="abstract"
}