The PHB-producing strain of Bacillus P-9 was irradiated by 80 MeV/u 12C6+ ion beams to increase PHB production. The results indicated that the best radiation dose is 15 Gy. One strain mutagenized the 12C6+ ion beams
called G15
has the highest PHB production yield
showing final PHB concentration of 2.93 g/L
1.5 times higher than that of original strain. The breeding effect of heavy-ion irradiation mutation is remarkable