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. 2016 Sep 28;57(1):39–47. doi: 10.1007/s12088-016-0622-4

Table 2.

Polyhydroxyalkanoate Co-polymer production by co-metabolism of diverse substrates by Bacillus sp

Organism Substrate Homo-polymers Co-polymer References
PHB Type Ratio
mol (%)
Yield (% DCM)
mol (%) Yield (% DCM)
Bacillus megaterium OU303A Glucose (2 % w/v) 100 62 [42]
Glucose (2 % w/v) + PA (<2.5 mL/L) P(3HB-3HV) 97.5:2.5 58.6
Glycerol (2 % w/v) P(3HB-3HV) 95:5 52
Glycerol (2 % w/v) + PA (<2.5 mL/L) P(3HB-3HV) 86:14 57
Acetate (2 % w/v) 100 49
Acetate (2 % w/v) + PA (<2.5 mL/L) P(3HB-3HV) 96.5:3.5 59
B. megaterium DSM90 Glycerol 100 62.4 [46]
B. cereus ATCC14579 Caprolactone + octanoate 3HHx
P(3HHx-3HO)
NA 2–4 [36]
B. cereus UW85 γ- caprolactone P(3HB-3HV-6HHx) NA NA [37]
Bacillus sp.
INT005
Butyrate 100 NA [38]
Glucose (0.1 % w/v) + Butyrate (1 % v/v) P(3HB-3HHx)
P(3HB-4HB-3HHx)
98.5:1.5 32.9
Glucose (0.1 % w/v) + valerate (1 % v/v) P(3HB-3HV) 51.5:48.5 18.8
Glucose (0.1 % w/v) + hexanoate (1 % v/v) P(3HB-3HHx) 97.7:2.3 13.0
Glucose (0.1 % w/v) + octanoate (1 % v/v) P(3HB-3HHx) 97.1:2.9 64.5
Glucose (0.1 % w/v) + decanoate (1 % v/v) P(3HB-3HHx) 97.1:2.9 23.5
Glucose (0.1 % w/v) + γ- caprolactone (1 % v/v) P(3HB-6HHx-3HHx) 97.3:2.7 23.2
Bacillus sp. 88D Glucose (2 % w/v) P(3HB-3HV) 96:4 64.6 [43]
Glucose (2 % w/v) + PA (<2.5 mL/L) P(3HB-3HV) 87:13 59.8
Glycerol (2 % w/v) P(3HB-3HV) 85:15 60.5
Glycerol (2 % w/v) + PA (<2.5 mL/L) P(3HB-3HV) 96:4 60
Acetate (2 %w/v) 100:0 48
Acetate (2 %w/v) + PA (<2.5 mL/L) P(3HB-3HV) 93.7:6.3 42
Bacillus (Defined mixed strains:
B. cereus strains EGU3, EGU43 + EGU44 + EGU520 +
B. thuringiensis EGU45
Pea-shell slurry (PSS) + glucose 100 18.8 P(3HB-3HV) 87:13 16.9 [47]
PSS + glucose + PA P(3HB-3HV) 89:11 21.6
PSS + glucose + VA P(3HB-3HV) 90:10, 93:7 16–23
B. cereus EGU44 PSS + glucose 100 30.0 [47]
PSS + glucose + PA (0.5–2 % v/v) P(3HB-3HV) 89:11, 84:16, 85:15 16 -22
PSS + glucose + VA (0.5–2 % v/v) P(3HB-3HV) 83:17, 90:10 16 -24
B. thuringiensis EGU45 Effluent from H2-stage + glucose (1 % w/v) + [49]
 1. M9 + GM2 media: 1X + 0.25X NA NA P(3HB-3HV) 61:39 10
 2. M9 + GM2 media: 1X + 0.5X NA NA P(3HB-3HV) 62:38 7.6
 3. M9 + GM2 media: 1X + 1X NA NA P(3HB-3HV) 77:23 18
 4. M9 + GM2 media: 1X + 2X NA NA P(3HB-3HV) 95:5 21
B. thuringiensis EGU45 Crude glycerol (CG) + Peptone (PE) + Yeast extract (YE) + [48]
 1. PA (0.5 % v/v) P(3HB-3HV) 89:11 53.9
 2. PA (1.0 % v/v) P(3HB-3HV) 94.7:5.3 37.3
 3. PA (2.0 % v/v) P(3HB-3HV) 98.2:1.8 44.2
 4. VA (0.5 % v/v) P(3HB-3HV) 95.7:4.3 37.8
 5. VA (1.0 % v/v) P(3HB-3HV) 98.2:1.8 48.5
 6. VA (2.0 % v/v) P(3HB-3HV) 99:1.0 56.3
CG + nutrient broth +
 1. PA (0.5 % v/v) P(3HB-3HV) 86.6:13.4 55
 2. PA (1.0 % v/v) P(3HB-3HV) 95.7:4.3 29
 3. PA (2.0 % v/v) P(3HB-3HV) 98.3:1.7 36
 4. VA (0.5 % v/v) P(3HB-3HV) 96.3:3.7 29.7
 5. VA (1.0 % v/v) P(3HB-3HV) 98.7:1.3 53.1
 6. VA (2.0 % v/v) P(3HB-3HV) 98.9:1.1 52.2
PSS 100 5.8 [2]
PSS + glucose (1 % w/v) 100 7.7
Apple pomace (AP) P(3HB-3HV) 64.3:35.7 3.8
AP + glucose (1 % w/v) P(3HB-3HV) 75.9:24.1 7.5
Onion peels (OP) P(3HB-3HV) 80:20 8.4
OP + glucose (1 % w/v) P(3HB-3HV) 97.5:2.5 11.7
Potato peels (PP) P(3HB-3HV) 33:67 2.6
PP + glucose (1 % w/v) P(3HB-3HV) 90.9:9.1 38.2
PS:AP:2:1 + glucose (1 % w/v) P(3HB-3HV) 78.8:21.2 16.4
PS:OP:1:2 + glucose (1 % w/v) P(3HB-3HV) 63.4:36.6 20.5
PS:PP:2:1 + glucose (1 % w/v) P(3HB-3HV) 77:23 27.1
Bacillus sp. Glycerol NA NA 25–52 [39]
Bacillus sp. Madhuca sp. Flowers (Sugars + malic acid) P(3HB-3HV) 90:10 51 [41]
B. licheniformis PHA007 Glycerol 100 68.8 [45]
B. licheniformis DSM394 Glycerol 100 17 [45]
B. subtilis DSM10 Glycerol 100 18.9 [45]
B. cereus PHA037 Glucose 100 60.7
B. thuringiensis R1 Glycerol 100 64.1 [40]
B. sphaericus NII0838 Glycerol 100 31.0 [44]

a Not applicable

NA Not available

PHA Polyhydroxyalkanoate

PHB Polyhydroxybutyrate

3HB 3-Hydroxybutyric acid

3HV 3-Hydroxyvaleric acid

4HB 4-Hydroxybutyric acid

3HO 3-Hydroxyoctanoate

3HHx 3-Hydroxyhexenoate

6HHx 6-Hydroxyhexanoate

3HD 3-Hydroxydecanoate

3HDD 3Hydroxydodecanoate