| PHB | Polyhydroxybutyrate |
| RSM | Response Surface Methodology |
| CCD | Central Composite Design |
| OVAT | One-Variable-at-a-Time |
| O/129 | Vibriostatic agent |
| DCW | Dry Cell Weight |
| FTIR | Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy |
| NMR | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance |
| PCR | Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| OD | Optical Density |
| rpm | Revolutions Per Minute |
| ANOVA | Analysis of Variance |
| LCA | Life Cycle Assessment |
| RBA | Rice Bran (Amylase-treated) |
| CFA | Corn Flour (Amylase-treated) |
| VITEK 2 | Automated Biochemical Identification System (bioMérieux) |
| ppm | Parts Per Million |
| δ | Chemical Shift (NMR) |
| CDCl3 | Deuterated Chloroform |
| w/v | Weight/Volume |
| °C | Degrees Celsius |
| NCBI | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
| BLAST | Basic Local Alignment Search Tool |
| PHA | Polyhydroxyalkanoate |
| phbA, phbB, phbC | Genes encoding enzymes involved in PHB biosynthesis |