Table 4.

Overview of studies reporting PHA production from whey-based culture media

Strain	Type of PHA	Operation mode	Time to PHAmax [h]	PHA concentration [g l−1]	PHA content [%]	References
Recombinant E. coli (C. necator genes)	P(3HB)	Batch	49	5.2	81.3	[42]
Recombinant E. coli (C. necator genes) GCSC 6576	P(3HB)	Fed-batch with oxygen limitation	52	25	80	[35]
		Fed-batch without oxygen limitation	35	32	57
Pseudomonas hydrogenovora DSM 1749	P(3HB)	Fed-batch	41	1.27	12	[29]
	P(3HB-co-3HV)		31	1.44	12
Recombinant E. coli K24 K (Azotobacter spp. genes)	P(3HB)	Fed-batch	24	51.1	72.9	[43]
Recombinant E. coli CGSC 4401	P(3HB)	Fed-batch	36.5	96.2	80.5	[12]
Recombinant E. coli CGSC 4401 (A. latus genes)	P(3HB)	Fed-batch 30-l bioreactor	26	35.5	70	[44]
		Fed-batch 300-l bioreactor	20	20	67