Carbon:Nitrogen Ratio Affects Differentially the Poly-β-hydroxybutyrate Synthesis in <i>Bacillus thuringiensis</i> Isolates from Mexico.

ABSTRACT: Poly-β-hydroxybutyrate (P(3HB)) represents a suitable alternative for plastic replacement, since it consists of intracellularly produced polyesters by different microorganisms including Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). P(3HB) conserves most of the properties of petroleum-derived plastics; however, some drawbacks are the production costs, processing times, and bioseparation techniques, limiting its extended use. Bt has production advantages over other microorganisms, such as those growing in conventional or non-conventional substrates, with short periods of fermentation, which make it an interesting candidate to develop optimized production processes. In this work, we identified P(3HB) producers from 72 isolates of Bt, from which we selected four potential candidates. These isolates were

SUBMITTER: Romero Sanchez MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12299581 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature