Screening and production of polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) by bacterial strains isolated from rhizosphere soil of groundnut plants

• Main Authors: Haliru Musa,, Bolanle, Badmus Basirat, Farizul Hafiz Kasim,, Dachyar Arbain,
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2016
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10291/1/07%20Haliru%20Musa.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10291/; http://www.ukm.my/jsm/english_journals/vol45num10_2016/contentsVol45num10_2016.html

Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) otherwise known as bioplastics are biodegradable materials that are accumulated in various microorganisms to serve as carbon and energy reservoirs and regarded as an attractive alternative to petroleum-derived plastics. Although research has been conducted on isolation of P...