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Our EU-funded project uses metabolic engineering in cyanobacteria and synthetic cellular organelles to convert sunlight, water, and CO2 into bio-isoprene in a more sustainable way.

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Our team met at Córdoba to kick off our @horizoneu.bsky.social project last month! 🇪🇺
“It was a fantastic opportunity for everyone to dive into the plans for metabolic engineering of cyanobacteria.”

Partners sharer their experience and roles in the C5 project.

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Assessment of Polyhydroxybutyrate Production by Cyanobacteria Strains Isolated from Environmental Water Sources Using a Secondary Effluent | ACS ES&T Water pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Assessment of Polyhydroxybutyrate Production by Cyanobacteria Strains Isolated from Environmental Water Sources Using a Secondary Effluent
Growing concern over plastic pollution has intensified research on biodegradable alternatives, such as polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB), a biopolymer produced by cyanobacteria. Despite their sustainability advantages, photoautotrophic PHB production remains limited, and cultivation strategies need optimization. In this study, five cyanobacterial strains were isolated from environmental microbiome cultures to evaluate their PHB production potential. The goal was to identify the most productive strains and optimal conditions for polymer synthesis. Cultures were grown in modified BG11 media (without nitrogen, phosphorus, or inorganic carbon) and in a secondary effluent from treated urban wastewater, both supplemented with acetate (0, 0.6, or 4 g/L) and incubated for 7 days in darkness. The biomass remained stable in most strains but declined to 0.28 g/L in the secondary effluent, except for one Leptolyngbya sp. strain that increased the biomass with acetate. The highest PHB yield per acetate consumed was achieved by Synechocystis sp. from an agricultural pond, reaching 3.1% dry cell weight in modified BG11 with 0.6 g/L acetate. In the secondary effluent, the maximum PHB content reached 2.9% in another Leptolyngbya sp. strain with 4 g/L acetate. These findings highlight strain-specific responses and the potential of wastewater-based cultivation for sustainable bioplastic production.
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December 19, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Our team met at Córdoba to kick off our @horizoneu.bsky.social project last month! 🇪🇺
“It was a fantastic opportunity for everyone to dive into the plans for metabolic engineering of cyanobacteria.”

Partners sharer their experience and roles in the C5 project.

Thank you for hosting us @uco.es!
December 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Last week, I attended the kick-off meeting for our EU-funded C5 project in Cordoba, Spain. It was great to discuss our plans for the metabolic engineering of Cyanobacteria in detail with all partners, and I really enjoyed the visit to sunny Andalusia.
November 28, 2025 at 9:58 AM