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Halobacteria as Producers of Poly-ß-Hydroxyalkanoates

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Novel Biodegradable Microbial Polymers

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((NSSE,volume 186))

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Haloferax mediterranei, an extremely halophilic archaeobacterium, is an efficient producer of poly-ß-hydroxyalkanoates (PHA) that are accumulated with high yield from starch as sole carbon and energy source, the advantages of using this microorganism as PHA producer are discussed.

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  1. Departamento de Genética Molecular y Microbiología, Campus de San Juan, University of Alicante, Apartado 374, 03080, Alicante, Spain

    F. Rodriguez-Valera & J. A. Garcia Lillo

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  1. Department of Applied Biology, University of Hull, Hull, UK

    Edwin A. Dawes

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Rodriguez-Valera, F., Garcia Lillo, J.A. (1990). Halobacteria as Producers of Poly-ß-Hydroxyalkanoates. In: Dawes, E.A. (eds) Novel Biodegradable Microbial Polymers. NATO ASI Series, vol 186. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2129-0_35

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