BIOINFOLET - A Quarterly Journal of Life Sciences
Web of Science
  • Year: 2011
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue: 2

Effect of Ph and Temperature on Microbial Bioplastic Production

  • Author:
  • R. Manjunath, S. Gunasekaran1, B.N. Pingale2
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 194 to 195

1Division of Environmental Sciences, I. A. R. I., New Delhi-110 012

2Department of Agricultural Microbiology, TNAU, Coimbatore-641003.

Division of Microbiology, I. A. R. I., New Delhi-110 012

Abstract

Studies were conducted to standardize optimum pH and temperature for three locally isolated bioplastic producing microorganisms. The pH 7 was found to be better for all strains including the reference culture, Ralstonia eutropha. The optimum temperature was 30°C.

Keywords

Optimization, pH, Temperature, Bioplastic, Polyhydroxyalkanoates