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LAPSE:2023.28722
Polyhydroxyalkanoated-Rich Microbial Cells from Bio-Based Volatile Fatty Acids as Potential Ingredient for Aquaculture Feed
Alice Botturi, Federico Battista, Marco Andreolli, Filippo Faccenda, Salvatore Fusco, David Bolzonella, Silvia Lampis, Nicola Frison
April 12, 2023
In this study, the production of polyhydroxyalkanoated PHA-rich microbial biomass as a novel feed additive in aquaculture was investigated at a lab-scale. Bio-based volatile fatty acids (VFAs), obtained from the acidogenic fermentation of agricultural residues in existing anaerobic digestion plants, were used as carbon and energy to cultivate the PHA-rich microbial biomass. The experimental activities were carried out using Thauera sp. Sel9 as pure strain, which was grown in a continuous stirred-tank reactor (CSTR) operated at three different hydraulic retention times (HRT). The highest productivity obtained of biomass cells was 0.69 g/L day, operating at one day HRT while the observed PHAs production yield was 0.14 gPHA/g soluble COD removed. At these conditions, the PHA concentration in the microbial cells was 41%. Although the sulfur amino acids were available at high concentrations and above the typical concentration found in fishmeal, the amino acids profile of the obtained biomass revealed a lack of histidine and threonine. A preliminary economic analysis showed that the production of a novel source of feed additive from the conversion of agro-residues could give higher benefits in terms of revenues compared to the production of biogas production through anaerobic digestion.
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anaerobic digestion, aquaculture, feed, polyhydroxyalkanoates, single cell protein
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Botturi A, Battista F, Andreolli M, Faccenda F, Fusco S, Bolzonella D, Lampis S, Frison N. Polyhydroxyalkanoated-Rich Microbial Cells from Bio-Based Volatile Fatty Acids as Potential Ingredient for Aquaculture Feed. (2023). LAPSE:2023.28722
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Botturi A: Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 15, 37134 Verona, Italy
Battista F: Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 15, 37134 Verona, Italy
Andreolli M: Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 15, 37134 Verona, Italy
Faccenda F: Technology Transfer Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach, via E. Mach 1, 38010 San Michele all’Adige, Italy [ORCID]
Fusco S: Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 15, 37134 Verona, Italy
Bolzonella D: Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 15, 37134 Verona, Italy [ORCID]
Lampis S: Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 15, 37134 Verona, Italy
Frison N: Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 15, 37134 Verona, Italy
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Energies
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14
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1
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E38
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2020
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2020-12-23
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1996-1073
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