Biosynthesis of poly(3-hydroxybutyrateco-3-hydroxy-4-methylvalerate) by Strain Azotobacter chroococcum 7B.

Production of novel polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), biodegradable polymers for biomedical applications, and biomaterials based on them is a promising trend in modern bioengineering. We studied the ability of an effective strain-producer 7B to synthesize not only poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) homopolymer (PHB) and its main copolymer poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV), but also a novel copolymer, poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxy-4-methylvalerate) (PHB4MV). For the biosynthesis of PHB copolymers, we used carboxylic acids as additional carbon sources and monomer precursors in the chain of synthesized copolymers.

[Extracellular lectins from saprophytic strains of bacteria of the genus Bacillus (review)].

The present review summarizes both the authors' own and other researchers' reports concerning the synthesis and properties of sialic acid-specific extracellular lectins from saprophytic bacteria of the genus Bacillus. Bacilli of this genus isolated from different ecological niches differ with regard to the ability to synthesize lectins. The biphasic temporal pattern of lectin synthesis in culture and the effect of cultivation conditions on lectin production have been demonstrated.

[The ability of actinobacteria to assimilate n-alkanes under nitrate-reducing conditions].

It has been established that the oil-oxidizing strains of actinobacteria--components of the preparation "Ekolan-M" are able to assimilate n-alkanes during microaerobic cultivation in nitrate-reducing conditions. After 7 days of growth in these conditions, the level of biodegradation of n-hexadecane of the investigated strains was 52.0%, which is 1.

[Chromate reduction by Pseudomonas sp. str. 10 in the presence of some heavy metals and alternative electron acceptors].

Pseudomonas sp. str. 10 reduces chromate with a rate of 0.

[Metabolism features of bacteria resistant to high concentrations of chromate].

Twenty strains of bacteria resistant to high concentrations of chromate were isolated from different ecological niches. They were able to reduce chromate to compounds of trivalent chromium--nonsoluble chromium hydroxide or soluble crystalline hydrates of trivalent chromium. The growth features of these microorganisms on media containing chromate at high concentrations (up to 20.