TABLE 5.

Comparison of the mcl-PHA or scl-PHA (PHB) production from lignin or its derivatives

Strain	Carbon substrate	Cultivation mode	Cultivation time (h)	CDW (mg/liter)	mcl-PHAa titer (mg/liter)	scl-PHAb titer (mg/liter)	PHA content (wt%)	Source or reference
Cupriavidus basilensis B-8	5 g/liter soluble lignin	Shake flask batch	120	736	NDc	128	17	38
Pandoraea sp. ISTKB	2 g/liter vanillic acid	Shake flask batch	96	215	ND	72	33	37
P. putida JCM13063	10 g/liter vanillic acid	Shake flask batch	72	210	ND	trd	<1	10
P. putida Gpo1	10 g/liter vanillic acid	Shake flask batch	72	140	ND	tr	<1	10
P. putida KT2440	2 g/liter coumaric acid	Shake flask batch	48	470	160	ND	34	3
P. putida KT2440	2 g/liter ferulic acid	Shake flask batch	48	436	170	ND	39	3
P. putida Axyl_alkKphaGC1	2.5 g/liter vanillic acid	Shake flask batch	50	715	246	ND	34	This study
P. putida KT2440	90% alkaline-pretreated liquor	Fed-batch fermentation	48	787	252	ND	32	3

^amcl-PHA, medium-chain-length PHA.

^bscl-PHA, short-chain-length PHA.

^cND, not determined.

^dtr, trace.