| Literature DB >> 6841319 |
M J de Smet, G Eggink, B Witholt, J Kingma, H Wynberg.
Abstract
The growth of Pseudomonas oleovorans on n-octane was characterized by the formation of intracellular structures. These inclusions were isolated and characterized. Morphologically, they resembled the poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate granules found in Bacillus cereus, as shown by freeze-fracture electron microscopy. The elemental analysis of isolated granules showed, however, that they do not contain poly-beta-hydroxybutyric acid. Instead, the analysis was consistent with a C8 polyester, which interpretation was supported by the fatty acid analysis of hydrolyzed granules. From the evidence presented here, we conclude that P. oleovorans forms poly-beta-hydroxyoctanoate granules when grown on n-octane.Entities:
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Year: 1983 PMID: 6841319 PMCID: PMC217541 DOI: 10.1128/jb.154.2.870-878.1983
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Bacteriol ISSN: 0021-9193 Impact factor: 3.490