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ArticleMicrobial cell factories2021

High natural PHA production from acetate in Cobetia sp. MC34 and Cobetia marina DSM 4741

Mikkel Christensen, Piotr Jablonski, Bjørn Altermark, Knut Irgum, Hilde Hansen

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Article in Microbial cell factories, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Mikkel ChristensenDepartment of Chemistry, UiT-The Arctic University of Norway, 9037, Tromsø, Norway.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8127-7954
Piotr JablonskiDepartment of Chemistry, Umeå University, 90187, Umeå, Sweden.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3458-939X
Bjørn AltermarkDepartment of Chemistry, UiT-The Arctic University of Norway, 9037, Tromsø, Norway.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4129-1564
Knut IrgumDepartment of Chemistry, Umeå University, 90187, Umeå, Sweden.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3457-7564
Hilde HansenDepartment of Chemistry, UiT-The Arctic University of Norway, 9037, Tromsø, Norway. hilde.hansen@uit.no.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1942-4837
UiT The Arctic University of Norway · NOUmeå University · SE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSeveral members of the bacterial Halomonadacea family are natural producers of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA), which are promising materials for use as biodegradable bioplastics. Type-strain species of Cobetia are designated PHA positive, and recent studies have demonstrated relatively high PHA production for a few strains within this genus. Industrially relevant PHA producers may therefore be present among uncharacterized or less explored members. In this study, we characterized PHA production in two marine Cobetia strains. We further analyzed their genomes to elucidate pha genes and metabolic pathways which may facilitate future optimization of PHA production in these strains.

resultsCobetia sp. MC34 and Cobetia marina DSM 4741

conclusionsCobetia sp. MC34 and C. marina DSM 4741

Indexed as

AcetatesBacterial ProteinsHalomonadaceaeMetabolic EngineeringPhylogenyPolyhydroxyalkanoatesAcetatesBacterial ProteinsPolyhydroxyalkanoatesAcetateCobetia spp.GenomeHalomonadaceaHalomonas spp.PHAPhaCPHBPHBVPolyhydroxyalkanoates

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PMID34930259
PMCPMC8686332
OpenAlexW4200161441

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