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| Title |
A Screening Method for the Isolation of Polyhydroxyalkanoate-Producing Purple Non-sulfur Photosynthetic Bacteria from Natural Seawater
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Microbiology, September 2016
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| DOI | 10.3389/fmicb.2016.01509 |
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| Authors |
Mieko Higuchi-Takeuchi, Kumiko Morisaki, Keiji Numata |
| Abstract |
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are a family of biopolyesters accumulated by a variety of microorganisms as carbon and energy storage under starvation conditions. We focused on marine purple non-sulfur photosynthetic bacteria as host microorganisms for PHA production and developed a method for their isolation from natural seawater. To identify novel PHA-producing marine purple non-sulfur photosynthetic bacteria, natural seawaters were cultured in nutrient-rich medium for purple non-sulfur photosynthetic bacteria, and twelve pink- or red-pigmented colonies were picked up. Gas chromatography mass spectrometry analysis revealed that four isolates synthesized PHA at levels ranging from 0.5 to 24.4 wt% of cell dry weight. The 16S ribosomal RNA sequence analysis revealed that one isolate (HM2) showed 100% identity to marine purple non-sulfur photosynthetic bacteria. In conclusion, we have demonstrated in this study that PHA-producing marine purple non-sulfur photosynthetic bacteria can be isolated from natural seawater under nutrient-rich conditions. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 118 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 23 | 19% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 21 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 14 | 12% |
| Researcher | 11 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 5% |
| Other | 13 | 11% |
| Unknown | 31 | 26% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 26 | 22% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 22 | 18% |
| Environmental Science | 10 | 8% |
| Engineering | 9 | 8% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 6 | 5% |
| Other | 8 | 7% |
| Unknown | 38 | 32% |
Attention Score in Context
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