Product Strain Yp/sCmoli (Cmols)-1 C-Source References Notes
1,3 - PDO Clostridiumdiolis 0.71 glycerol [108] wt/BM
3-HP Lactobacillus reuteri 0.914 glycerol [40,109] wt/BM
L-aspartic acid E. coli EAPc-7   ammonium fumarate [46] GMO/BM pH 8.9
Fumaric acid Rhizopussp   glucose [50,51] wt/BM
  Alkalibacteriumsubtropicum   glucose [110] alkali- halophile
  Alkalibacteriumgilvum   glucose [111] alkali- halophile
Glucaric acid E. coli   glucose [112] GMO/BM
Itaconic acid A. terreus 0.94 glucose [113] ME/BM
Lactic acid Lactobacillus pentosus 0.435 hydrolyzed wheat straw [57] ME/BM
  Bacillus sp. 36D1   sugar cane hemicellulose hydrolysate [114] acidophile, thermotolerant
  Bacillus sp. XZL4 0.98 corn stoverhydrolysate [115] thermophile
  Marinilactibacilluspsychrotolerans 0.99 glucose [116] halophile
  Alkalibacteriumsubtropicum   glucose [110] alkali- halophile
  Alkalibacteriumgilvum   glucose [111] alkali- halophile
Succinic acid Actinobacillussucchinigenes 0.91 glucose [117,118] wt/BM
  Clostridium thermosuccinogenes 0.43 inulin, fructose [119,120] thermo -phile
PHA RalstoniaEutropha - 0.76 g g-1 palm oil, soybean oil [121-124] BM
  Haloferaxmediderranei 0.33 g g-1 0.9 molmol-1 starch glycerol whey [97,125-127] halophile
  Halomonasboliviensis 0.1 g g-1 hydrolyzed wheat bran [99,128] halophile
  Halomonaselongata   glucose, mannose, xylose SSL [99,100,129,130] halophile
BM GMO ME wt – benchmark organism – genetically modified organisms – metabolic engineering – wild type organism, mesophile
Table 3: Summary of microorganisms producing organic acids and interesting bulk chemicals.