Table 2.

PHB accumulation by selected isolates at pH 7.0, 37 °C after 48 h and 150 rpm

Isolates	Growth OD600 nm	Dry biomass (g/l)	PHB (g/l)	Residual biomass (g/l)	PHB  % (w/w)
AWW	1.159	12.0 ± 0.08	5.0 ± 0.44	7.0 ± 0.05	41.66
ASS	1.125	11.0 ± 0.00	3.9 ± 0.03	7.1 ± 0.13	35.45
KIS	0.991	9.4 ± 0.01	3.2 ± 0.07	6.2 ± 0.39	34.04
LCW	1.092	11.5 ± 0.11	3.9 ± 0.28	7.6 ± 0.66	33.91
LAW	1.021	9.0 ± 0.02	2.6 ± 0.07	6.4 ± 0.39	28.88
KIS	0.825	7.0 ± 0.38	2.0 ± 0.33	5.0 ± 0.12	28.57
FPS	0.981	8.9 ± 0.26	2.1 ± 0.43	6.8 ± 0.00	23.59
SRS	1.106	6.9 ± 0.09	1.4 ± 0.02	5.5 ± 0.57	20.28
SFS	0.646	5.5 ± 0.35	1.0 ± 0.02	4.5 ± 0.06	18.18
KAS	0.762	6.0 ± 0.00	1.0 ± 0.41	5.0 ± 0.01	16.66

Data represent two trials done in triplicates ± standard deviation