TY - JOUR AU - Wecker, P. AU - Moppert, X. AU - Simon-Colin, C. AU - Costa, B. AU - Berteaux-Lecellier, V. PY - 2015 DA - 2015/11/25 TI - Discovery of a mcl-PHA with unexpected biotechnical properties: the marine environment of French Polynesia as a source for PHA-producing bacteria JO - AMB Express SP - 74 VL - 5 IS - 1 AB - A library of microorganisms originating from various marine environments in French Polynesia was screened for polyhydroxyalkanoate producing bacteria. No significant connection was found between the geo-ecological source of bacteria and their ability to produce polyhydroxyalkanoate. A bacterial strain designated as Enterobacter FAK 1384 was isolated from a shark jaw. When grown on coprah oil, this bacterium produces a PHA constituting of 62 mol % 3-hydroxydecanoate and lower amount of 12 mol % 3-hydroxydodecenoate and of 7.6 mol % 3-hydroxydodecanoate. These interesting properties make this mcl-PHA a good candidate for further exploitations in many industrial sectors, as in film and coating manufacturing, as well as for biomedical applications. SN - 2191-0855 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13568-015-0163-y DO - 10.1186/s13568-015-0163-y ID - Wecker2015 ER -