Improved Properties of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) Produced by Comamonas sp. EB172 Utilizing Volatile Fatty Acids by Regulating the Nitrogen Source
Figure 1
Microscopy observation of Comamonas sp. EB172 at various cultivation stages. (a) Negatively stained cells under growth condition, the presence of flagella, and no PHA granules were observed. (b) The presence of PHA granules during PHA accumulation stage viewed under TEM. Scanning electron microscopy of cells (c) during growth stage (magnification 6,000x), (d) during accumulation stage (magnification 3,000x), and (e) zoom out image of cells from red circled in (d); the cells physically changed from smooth rod shape to bulge rod.
