Green synthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoate polymer by Bacillus iocasae

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are bio-polyesters synthesized by various microbial species as a potential replacement for conventional fossil-fuel-based plastic. The aim of the present work was to produce PHAs by a bacterial isolate recovered from activated sewage sludge. The bacterial isolate was identified using 16S rRNA as Bacillus iocasae MMAS4. A Plackett–Burman (PB) design was used to estimate the PHA percentage content using the bacterial...