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Bacterial biopolymers are a competitive new area of research with potential applications in agriculture, petroleum exploration, and use as biodegradable plastics. This new volume provides comprehensive coverage of bacterial biopolymers. The book elucidates the main classes of bacterial biopolymers—polysaccharides and polyesters or polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs)—along with their definition, classification, detection, extraction, characterization, fermentation process, structure and properties, applications and uses, functions, and more. The volume covers Detection, extraction, and characterization of bacterial biopolymers Molecular identification of bacterial isolates The fermentation process Structure and properties of PHAs Biochemical characterization of the PHA-producing bacterial strains In vitro biodegradation study of PHA film by soil microorganisms PHAs for enhancing the stability of colloidal silver nanoparticles (SNP) This volume is an important source of information on the concerned bacteria, the biochemical characteristics of biopolymers, and their potential use. Provides comprehensive coverage of bacterial biopolymers. It focuses on the main classes of bacterial biopolymers—polysaccharides and polyesters or polyhydroxyalkanoates—along with their definition, classification, detection, extraction, characterization, fermentation process, properties, applications and uses, functions, and more. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 About the Author 6 Table of Contents 8 Abbreviations 10 Foreword 12 Preface 14 1. Introduction 16 2. Biopolymers and Their Classification 20 3. Bacterial Polymers 26 4. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) 30 5. Classification of PHAs 44 6. Detection, Extraction, and Characterization of PHAs 52 7. Molecular Identification of Bacterial Isolates 60 8. The Fermentation Process 68 9. Structure and Properties of PHAs 76 10. Biochemical Characterization of the PHA-Producing Bacterial Strains 102 11. Application of PHAs 126 12. Biopolymer-Producing Bacteria and the Genes 132 13. In Vitro Biodegradation Study of PHA Film by Soil Microorganisms 166 14. PHAs in Enhancing the Stability of Colloidal Silver Nanoparticles (SNPs) 180 Conclusion 206 Further Reading 208 Index 210 Polymer,Chemistry;,Molecular,Biology;,Microbiology Polymer Chemistry,Molecular Biology,Microbiology "Bacterial biopolymers are a competitive new area of research, having potential application in agriculture, petroleum exploration, and use as biodegradable plastics. This new volume provides comprehensive coverage of bacterial biopolymers. The book elucidates on the main classes of bacterial biopolymers--polysaccharides and polyesters or polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs)--along with their definition, classification, detection, extraction, characterization, fermentation process, structure and properties, their applications and uses, functions, and more. The chapters discuss • Detection, extraction, and characterization of bacterial biopolymers • Molecular identification of bacterial isolates • The fermentation process • Structure and properties of PHAs • Biochemical characterization of the PHA-producing bacterial strains • Applications of PHA • Biopolymer-producing bacteria and the genes • In vitro biodegradation study of PHA film by soil microorganisms • PHAs for enhancing the stability of colloidal silver nanoparticles (SNP) This volume is an important source of information on the concerned bacteria, the biochemical characteristics of biopolymers, and their potential use. The author hopes that scholars will be encouraged to take up meaningful research in the area; that teachers will find the book to be helpful in conveying the intricacies of bacterial biopolymers and their possible production and use; and that the procedures described in the book will help research workers to derive sought-for results."-- Provided by publisher