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ReviewApplied and environmental microbiology2025

State-of-the-art methods for quantifying microbial polyhydroxyalkanoates.

Eric M Conners, Arpita Bose

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Review in Applied and environmental microbiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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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

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Eric M ConnersDepartment of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0664-307X
Arpita BoseDepartment of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7526-0988

Funding

Acoustic platform for separation, isolation, and enrichment in biomedical researchR01GM141344 · NIGMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI MEACHAM, JOHN MARK · 2022 to 2025
$1.5M
National Science Foundation 2021822National Science Foundation 2117198National Science Foundation 2124088National Science Foundation 2300081NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM141344NIH HHS NIHR01GM141344
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polyhydroxyalkanoates are a diverse class of microbially synthesized polymers that are used to make bioplastics with a wide range of applications. As interest in polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) grows, researchers are faced with a challenge: how best to use the resources at their disposal to reliably quantify PHA produced by their microbe(s) of choice. Investigators must weigh the pros and cons of each method against logistical constraints (e.g., time, money, and equipment) and technical concerns (e.g., accuracy and sensitivity). At the same time, the broader community of scientists researching PHAs should aspire to land on a set of best practices. To this end, we must continually audit our methods. Here, we offer readers a snapshot of popular and emerging approaches for quantifying PHA in the lab. For each method, we provide an overview

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BacteriaPolyhydroxyalkanoatesPolyhydroxyalkanoates

Identifiers

PMID40762480
PMCPMC12442350

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