Use of agro-industrial residue from the canned pineapple industry for polyhydroxybutyrate production by strain A-04.

Background: Pineapple is the third most important tropical fruit produced worldwide, and approximately 24.8 million tons of this fruit are produced annually throughout the world, including in Thailand, which is the fourth largest pineapple producer in the world. Pineapple wastes (peel and core) are generated in a large amount equal to approximately 59.