|
Substrate
|
Strain
|
CDW (gL−1)a
|
PHAa (wt%)
|
PHA concentration (mg L−1)a
|
Percent increaseb
|
|---|
|
Sodium butyrate
|
LSBJ
|
0.80 ± 0.03
|
0.38 ± 0.05
|
3.04 ± 0.27
|
3750
|
|
RSC02
|
0.85 ± 0.03
|
13.7 ± 0.95
|
117 ± 11.1*
|
|
Pentanoic acid
|
LSBJ
|
0.76 ± 0.05
|
0.23 ± 0.02
|
1.92 ± 0.42
|
6360
|
|
RSC02
|
1.14 ± 0.04*
|
11.1 ± 1.01
|
124 ± 7.25*
|
|
Hexanoic acid
|
LSBJ
|
0.85 ± 0.01
|
5.47 ± 0.97
|
44.8 ± 6.13
|
485
|
|
RSC02
|
1.06 ± 0.01*
|
27.3 ± 4.28
|
262 ± 59.0*
|
|
Heptanoic acid
|
LSBJ
|
0.93 ± 0.01
|
23.4 ± 0.48
|
198 ± 4.27
|
61
|
|
RSC02
|
1.02 ± 0.06
|
30.2 ± 2.28
|
319 ± 22.8*
|
|
Sodium octanoate
|
LSBJ
|
1.22 ± 0.05
|
44.5 ± 8.68
|
543 ± 110
|
1.10
|
|
RSC02
|
1.03 ± 0.01*
|
54.1 ± 1.06
|
549 ± 12.5
|
|
Decanoic acid
|
LSBJ
|
1.23 ± 0.05
|
29.3 ± 2.15
|
281 ± 152
|
115
|
|
RSC02
|
1.49 ± 0.02*
|
40.4 ± 1.30
|
603 ± 26.4*
|
|
Dodecanoic acid
|
LSBJ
|
1.31 ± 0.17
|
23.5 ± 5.42
|
303 ± 38.4
|
7.26
|
|
RSC02
|
1.11 ± 0.03*
|
29.3 ± 5.21
|
325 ± 64.0
|
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*Denotes statistically significant difference compared to LSBJ (Student’s t-test, two-tailed, α = 0.05)
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aAll values are averages of biological triplicate experiments plus or minus the standard deviation about those averages
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bPercent increase calculated as the increase in PHA concentration from RSC02 compared to LSBJ
