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Accumulation of poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate in Spirulina platensis
Journal of Bacteriology
|January 1, 1982
Abstract:
Poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate has been identified in the cyanobacterium Spirulina platensis. The addition of reduced carbon compounds to the growth medium was not required for poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate accumulation. Poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate accumulated during exponential growth to 6% of the total dry weight and then decreased during the stationary phase.