Isolation and characterization of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA)-producing, cellulolytic bacteria from municipal wastewater
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are linear bio-esters produce in nature by certain microorganisms particularly when subjected to limited nutrients sources such as nitrogen while carbon sources are at abundance. PHA has attracted tremendous amount of attention from scientists globally due to their bi...
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Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2022
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20735/1/017-024%2BMAB%2B2186.pdf http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20735/ https://jms.mabjournal.com/index.php/mab/issue/view/46 |
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| Summary: | Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are linear bio-esters produce in nature by certain microorganisms particularly when subjected
to limited nutrients sources such as nitrogen while carbon sources are at abundance. PHA has attracted tremendous amount
of attention from scientists globally due to their biodegradable property as environment-friendly alternative to petrochemical
based plastics. However, the biggest drawback in using PHA is their high production cost. The aims of this study are to assess
and characterise PHA-producing bacteria from municipal wastewater and compare their efficiencies in PHA production. A total
of 34 out of 282 bacterial isolates from wastewater showed the ability to produce PHA using Sudan Black B staining. These
isolates were then subjected to cellulase activity screen using carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) agar. Two out of the 34 isolates
were showed promising cellulose degrading capability and the cellulolytic activities were studied at 24, 48 and 72 hours of
incubation respectively. The PHA production efficiencies of both isolates UiTM-E1 and UiTM-E2 were then compared using
mineral salt media (MSM) supplemented with 1% and 2% glucose at 24, 48 and 72 hours of incubations respectively. Isolate
UiTM-E2 showed the highest PHA production at 36.93% of its cell-dry weight (CDW) at 48 hours incubation. |
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