Table 1.

Polyhydroxyalkanoate production pattern in different Bacillus species

Incubation period (h)	Feed
	Glucose (1%, v/v)					Crude glycerol (1%, v/v)					Glucose (0.1%, w/v) + crude glycerol (1%, v/v) + propionic acid (0.5%, v/v)
	DCM	PHB	Yield	PHV	Yield	DCM	PHB	Yield	PHV	Yield	DCM	PHB	Yield	PHV	Yield
	(mg/L)		(%)	(mg/L)	(%)	(mg/L)		(%)	(mg/L)	(%)	(mg/L)		(%)	(mg/L)	(%)
Bacillus thuringiensis EGU45
24	640	75	12	0	NA	690	275	40	0	NA	960	150	16	5	0.5
48	580	70	12	0	NA	1880	1200	64	0	NA	890	155	17	70	8
72	600	65	11	0	NA	2390	1350	56	0	NA	2000	305	15	20	10
96	550	75	14	0	NA	2480	1480	60	20	0.8	2830	625	22	5	0.2
120	620	70	11	0	NA	3820	2725	71	20	0.5	4410	440	10	5	0.1
144	910	65	7	0	NA	3290	1450	44	6	0.2	4590	240	05	5	0.1
168	500	20	4	0	NA	3960	620	16	0	NA	4750	200	4	0	NA
192	450	15	3	0	NA	1510	450	30	0	NA	4900	150	3	0	NA
Bacillus cereus EGU43
24	490	25	5	0	NA	270	0	0	0	NA	1750	30	2.1	15	0.8
48	840	30	4	0	NA	360	100	28	0	NA	1460	50	3.4	170	12
72	2400	40	2	0	NA	830	405	49	0	NA	1800	80	4.4	100	6
96	3720	30	1	0	NA	940	355	38	0	NA	2220	130	5.8	125	6
120	3690	0	0	0	NA	1980	270	14	135	7	3130	65	2.1	290	9
144	4530	0	0	0	NA	3410	250	7	9	0.3	3190	165	5.2	0	NA
168	3500	0	0	0	NA	3430	1280	37	0	NA	3000	150	5	0	NA
192	3000	0	0	0	NA	2050	600	29	0	NA	2500	100	4	0	NA
Bacillus cereus EGU520
24	710	120	17	0	NA	1380	465	34	0	NA	700	0	0	0	NA
48	970	150	15	0	NA	1680	1090	65	0	NA	540	0	0	0	NA
72	2500	1000	40	0	NA	1900	905	47	0	NA	2000	20	1	0	NA
96	3540	2415	68	0	NA	2160	885	41	0	NA	2620	40	1.5	0	NA
120	1930	890	46	0	NA	2860	270	9	0	NA	3240	75	2.3	0	NA
144	1450	860	59	0	NA	2170	200	9	0	NA	4250	135	3	0	NA
168	1200	500	41	0	NA	1500	280	18	0	NA	4000	85	2.1	0	NA
192	1550	350	22	0	NA	1000	130	13	0	NA	3500	70	2.0	0	NA

DCM Dry cell mass PHB Polyhydroxybutyrate PHV Polyhydroxyvalerate NA Not applicable