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. 2020 Sep 16;6(9):e04891. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04891

Table 2.

Various microbial strains used for the production of biopolymers from dairy wastes.

Source Microbial strains Biopolymers Yield References
Fermented cheese whey Activated sludge PHA 28.2 g L−1 Colombo et al. (2019)
Cheese whey lactose Xanthomonas campestris and Xanthomonas pelargonii Xanthan gum 0.42g of xanthan g−1 of lactose;
0.27 g of xanthan g−1 of lactose
Niknezhad et al. (2015)
Cheese whey Haloferax mediterranei P(3HB-co-3HV) 9.6 g L−1 Pais et al. (2015)
Whey Dairy wastewater as innoculum PHA 0.284 g L−1 Bosco and Chiampo (2010)
Whey supernatant Thermus thermophilus HB8 PHA 0.57 g L−1 Pantazaki et al. (2009)
Cheese whey Xanthomonas campestris pv. Mangiferaeindicae IBSF 1230 Xanthan gum 46.8 g L−1 of gum Mesomo et al. (2009)
Whey permeate Pseudomonas hydrogenovora PHA 1.27 g L−1 Koller et al. (2017)
Milk whey X. campestris pv. campestris – 2149 Xanthan gum 21.91 g L−1 Nery et al. (2008)
Whey lactose Haloferax mediterranei
Pseudomonas hydrogenovora
Hydrogenophaga pseudoflava
PHA 5.5 g L−1
1.3 g L−1
2.7 g L−1
Koller et al. (2017)
Whey and corn steep liquor Recombinant Escherichia coli PHB 6.12 g L−1 Nikel et al. (2005)
Lactose and whey permeate Sinorhizobium 41 meliloti, Hydrogenophage pseudoflava DSM 1034 PHA Sinorhizobium 41 meliloti: 0.483 g L−1
Hydrogenophage pseudoflava: 0.375 g L−1
Povolo and Casella (2003)
Whey Ralstonia eutropha PHB 0.17 g L−1 Marangoni et al. (2002)