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. 1983 May;154(2):870–878. doi: 10.1128/jb.154.2.870-878.1983

Characterization of intracellular inclusions formed by Pseudomonas oleovorans during growth on octane.

M J de Smet, G Eggink, B Witholt, J Kingma, H Wynberg
PMCID: PMC217541  PMID: 6841319

Abstract

The growth of Pseudomonas oleovorans on n-octane was characterized by the formation of intracellular structures. These inclusions were isolated and characterized. Morphologically, they resembled the poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate granules found in Bacillus cereus, as shown by freeze-fracture electron microscopy. The elemental analysis of isolated granules showed, however, that they do not contain poly-beta-hydroxybutyric acid. Instead, the analysis was consistent with a C8 polyester, which interpretation was supported by the fatty acid analysis of hydrolyzed granules. From the evidence presented here, we conclude that P. oleovorans forms poly-beta-hydroxyoctanoate granules when grown on n-octane.

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