Recent development of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA)-based materials for antibacterial applications: a review

S Ladhari, NN Vu, C Boisvert, A Saidi… - ACS Applied Bio …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The diseases caused by microorganisms are innumerable existing on this planet.
Nevertheless, increasing antimicrobial resistance has become an urgent global challenge …

Bacterial synthesis of biodegradable polyhydroxyalkanoates

RAJ Verlinden, DJ Hill, MA Kenward… - Journal of applied …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Various bacterial species accumulate intracellular polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) granules
as energy and carbon reserves inside their cells. PHAs are biodegradable, environmentally …

Molecular signatures and phylogenomic analysis of the genus Burkholderia: proposal for division of this genus into the emended genus Burkholderia containing pathogenic …

A Sawana, M Adeolu, RS Gupta - Frontiers in genetics, 2014 - frontiersin.org
The genus Burkholderia contains large number of diverse species which include many
clinically important organisms, phytopathogens, as well as environmental species. However …

Diversity and significance of Burkholderia species occupying diverse ecological niches

T Coenye, P Vandamme - Environmental microbiology, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Members of the genus Burkholderia are versatile organisms that occupy a surprisingly wide
range of ecological niches. These bacteria are exploited for biocontrol, bioremediation and …

Common Features of Environmental and Potentially Beneficial Plant-Associated Burkholderia

ZR Suárez-Moreno, J Caballero-Mellado… - Microbial ecology, 2012 - Springer
The genus Burkholderia comprises more than 60 species isolated from a wide range of
niches. Although they have been shown to be diverse and ubiquitously distributed, most …

Enhanced bioproduction of poly-3-hydroxybutyrate from wheat straw lignocellulosic hydrolysates

MT Cesário, RS Raposo, MCMD de Almeida… - New biotechnology, 2014 - Elsevier
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are bioplastics that can replace conventional petroleum-
derived products in various applications. One of the major barriers for their widespread …

The Tomato Rhizosphere, an Environment Rich in Nitrogen-Fixing Burkholderia Species with Capabilities of Interest for Agriculture and Bioremediation

J Caballero-Mellado, J Onofre-Lemus… - Applied and …, 2007 - Am Soc Microbiol
Burkholderia strains are promising candidates for biotechnological applications.
Unfortunately, most of these strains belong to species of the Burkholderia cepacia complex …

Burkholderia tuberum sp. nov. and Burkholderia phymatum sp. nov., nodulate the roots of tropical legumes

P Vandamme, J Goris, WM Chen, P De Vos… - Systematic and applied …, 2002 - Elsevier
The taxonomic status of five root nodule isolates from tropical legumes was determined
using a polyphasic taxonomic approach. Two isolates were identified as B. caribensis, an …

The effect of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria on the growth of rice (Oryza sativa L.) cropped in southern Brazilian fields

R de Souza, A Beneduzi, A Ambrosini, PB Da Costa… - Plant and soil, 2013 - Springer
Abstract Background and Aims Several strains of rhizobacteria may be found in the
rhizospheric soil, on the root surface or in association with rice plants. These bacteria are …

Burkholderia tropica sp. nov., a novel nitrogen-fixing, plant-associated bacterium

VM Reis, PE Santos… - … of systematic and …, 2004 - microbiologyresearch.org
In an ecological survey of nitrogen-fixing bacteria isolated from the rhizosphere and as
endophytes of sugarcane, maize and teosinte plants in Brazil, Mexico and South Africa, a …