*Department of Botany, Bishop Heber College, Trichirappalli, Tamil Nadu
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Indra Ganesan College of Engineering, Trichirappalli, Tamil Nadu
Online published on 24 August, 2012.
Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) is thermoplastic synthesized by microorganisms under stress condition. During present investigation effect of pH on PHA production by Enterobacter aerogenes was studied. PHA production got affected by change in pH. Under nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) stress, and at pH 6 maximum PHA was synthesized.
pH, Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA), Enterobacter aerogenes
