Justyna Mozejko-Ciesielska

• PhD
• University Professor at University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

There is a majority of information about antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) produced by lactic acid bacteria (LAB) due to their GRAS (generally recognized as safe) status and probiotic characteristic. However, AMPs produced by LAB bacteria are not completely effective against several Gram-positive and Gram-negative pathogens. Therefore, there is still a...

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are biodegradable polyesters produced by a wide range of microorganisms, including extremophiles. These unique microorganisms have gained interest in PHA production due to their ability to utilise low‐cost carbon sources under extreme conditions. In this study, Halomonas alkaliantarctica was examined with regards to its...

Currently, the global demand for polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) is significantly increasing. PHAs are produced by several bacteria that are an alternative source of synthetic polymers derived from petrochemical refineries. This study established a simple and more feasible process of PHA production by Halomonas alkaliantarctica using dairy waste as th...

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are biodegradable polymers with immense potential in addressing the global plastic pollution crisis and advancing sustainable bioplastics production. Among the various microbes known for PHA production, extremophilic bacteria possess unique capabilities to thrive under extreme conditions, making them attractive candidat...

Short- and medium-chain fatty acids (SMCFAs) derived from the acidogenic anaerobic mixed culture fermentation of acid whey obtained from a crude cheese production line and their synthetic mixture that simulates a real SMCFA-rich stream were evaluated for polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) production. Three individual Pseudomonas sp. strains showed differen...

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) production by Aeromonas sp. AC_01 was investigated using synthetic and waste derived short and medium chain fatty acids (SMCFAs). The obtained results revealed that the analyzed bacterial strain was able to grow and synthesize PHAs using SMCFAs. The highest PHA productivity was observed in the cultivation supplemented w...

The aim of this study was to evaluate an effect of short and medium chain carboxylic acids (CAs) rich stream derived from acidogenic mixed culture fermentation of acid whey on polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) synthesis by Paracoccus homiensis and compare it with the impact of individual synthetic CAs. The obtained results confirmed that the analyzed ba...

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The rising global consumption and industrialization has resulted in increased food processing demand. Food industry generates a tremendous amount of waste which causes serious environmental issues. These problems have forced us to create strategies that will help to reduce the volume of waste and the contamination to the environment. Waste from foo...

Waste of industrial origin produced from synthetic materials are a serious threat to the natural environment. The ending resources of fossil raw materials and increasingly restrictive legal standards for the management of plastic waste have led to research on the use of biopolymers, which, due to their properties, may be an ecological alternative t...

Pseudomonas putida is a metabolically versatile bacterium grown in various habitats that have been intensively studied with regard to its potential to produce various products of industrial relevance. Due to its special features like robust metabolism, a broad tolerance to toxic compounds and oxidative stress, and easiness of genetic modification,...

Pseudomonas putida’s versatility and metabolic flexibility make it an ideal biotechnological platform for producing valuable chemicals, such as medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoates (mcl-PHAs), which are considered the next generation bioplastics. This bacterium responds to environmental stimuli by rearranging its metabolism to improve its fitn...

Pseudomonas putida KT2440, one of the best characterized pseudomonads, is a metabolically versatile producer of medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoates (mcl-PHAs) that serves as a model bacterium for molecular studies. The synthesis of mcl-PHAs is of great interest due to their commercial potential. Carbon and phosphorus are the essential nutrien...

The negative effects of petrochemical-derived plastics on the global environment and depletion of global fossil fuel supplies have paved the way for exploring new technologies for the production of bioplastics. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are considered an alternative for synthetic polymers because of their biodegradability, biocompatibility, and...

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) have been produced by various bacteria as natural polymers stored in bacterial cells as a source of carbon and energy. They are currently preferred biomaterials for use in many industrial fields instead of conventional non-degradable plastics. Due to their unique properties they can reduce pollution caused by the increa...

Background: Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) have attracted much attention in recent years as natural alternatives to petroleum-based synthetic polymers that can be broadly used in many applications. Pseudomonas putida KT2440 is a metabolically versatile microorganism that is able to synthesize medium-chain-length PHAs (mcl-PHAs). The phenomena that d...

Medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoates (mcl-PHAs) have gained great attention as a new green alternative to petrochemical-derived polymers. Due to their outstanding material properties they can be used in a wide range of applications. Pseudomonas putida KT2440 is a metabolically versatile producer of mcl-polyhydroxyalkanoates. Although the metab...

Aeromonas spp. strains isolated from activated sludge in a municipal wastewater treatment plant were found to be able to synthesize polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) utilizing pure and crude glycerol. The 16S rRNA gene sequence of the isolates exhibited similarity to Aeromonas hydrophila , A. aquatica , and A. salmonicida . Our results confirmed that the...

The intensive development of industry and human population results in large amounts of different xenobiotic emitted into individual ecosystem components. As a consequence, monitoring of the level of pollution of particular elements of the environment by exotoxins has become a common interest. The determination of environmental changes by different...

Bacterial response to environmental stimuli is essential for survival. In response to fluctuating environmental conditions, the physiological status of bacteria can change due to the actions of transcriptional regulatory machinery. The synthesis and accumulation of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are one of the survival strategies in harsh environment...

Pseudomonas putida KT2440 is a model bacteria used commonly for medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoates (mcl-PHAs) production using various substrates. However, despite many studies conducted on P. putida KT2440 strain, the molecular mechanisms of leading to mcl-PHAs synthesis in reaction to environmental stimuli are still not clear. The rearrang...

Bacterial polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are polyesters accumulated as carbon and energy storage materials under limited growth conditions in the presence of excess carbon sources. They have been developed as biomaterials with unique properties for the past many years being considered as a potential substitute for conventional non-degradable plastics....

This paper presents the results of production and characterization of medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoates (mcl-PHAs) using Pseudomonas sp. Gl01. Studies have been carried out to find suitable feeding strategies for mcl-PHAs production and, for the first time, to investigate in-depth the properties of biopolyesters obtained under controlled co...

The diversity of polyhydroxyalkanoates-producing bacteria in freshwater reservoirs in the Ecology Glacier foreland, Antarctica, was examined by a cultivation-dependent method. Isolated strains were analyzed phylogenetically by 16S rRNA gene sequencing, and classified as members of Alpha-, Beta-, or Gammaproteobacteria classes. Polymerase chain reac...

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are especially interesting because of their similar properties to synthetic plastics and their potential use as biodegradable polymers. Many strategies have been employed to effectively and economically produce PHAs, among them a production process based on mixed microbial populations, enriched from activated sludge cou...

The synthesis of mcl-polyhydroxyalkanoates (mcl-PHAs) by Pseudomonas sp. Gl01 using saponified waste palm oil (SWPO) as the sole carbon source was investigated. It was shown that the analyzed strain accumulated biopolymers during the growth phase. Up to 43% of mcl-PHAs at 17 h were produced, when Pseudomonas sp. Gl01 was grown for 48 h in a bioferm...

The applicability of a newly-designed PCR primer pair in examination of methanogenic Archaea in a digester treating plant biomass was evaluated by Ribosmal Intergenic Spacer Analysis (RISA). To find a suitable approach, three variants of RISA were tested: (1) standard, polyacrylamide gel-based, (2) automated, utilized capillary electrophoresis (GA-...

The present study describes medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoates (mcl-PHAs) production by the Pseudomonas Gl01 strain isolated from mixed microbial communities utilized for PHAs synthesis. A two-step fedbatch fermentation was conducted with glucose and waste rapeseed oil as the main carbon source for obtaining cell growth and mcl-PHAs accumula...

Medium‐chain‐length polyhydroxyalkanoates (mcl‐PHAs) are biodegradable, biocompatible polyesters produced by many bacteria as intracellular storage compounds of energy and carbon. They have gained great attention as a new green alternative to petrochemical plastic such as polypropylene. The present study was focused on mcl‐PHA production by two Pse...

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are natural polyesters that are synthesized by many bacteria as an intracellular carbon and energy compound. Medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoates (mcl-PHAs) have gained much interest in research on microbial biopolymers because of their ease of chemical modification. Mcl-PHAs are naturally synthesized by Pseudomona...

The nucleotide composition of key enzymes involved in medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoates (mcl-PHA) synthesis was analyzed in two newly isolated strains of Pseudomonas. The isolated strains were tested for their abilities to synthesize polyhydroxyalkanoates using three different substrates as a carbon source: sodium octanoate, oleic acid, and...

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are interesting as material for bioplastic production because they are recognized as biodegradable and could be produced from renewable resources. The industrial production of PHAs has already been used in practice by pure cultures. In recent years, many studies have been addressed of PHA production by mixed cultures. N...