The R. erythropolis PR4 strain was successfully applied for degradation of various hydrophobic kitchen wastes including pig lard, poultry fats, margarine, butter and vegetable oil. The performance of our strain was compared to those published in the literature.
Although, the systems are not fully comparable, these data are strong indicators that the PR4 strain is a promising candidate for time-intensive removal/refinery of fat-containing wastes either individually and/or in a properly designed consortium for bioremediation or other purposes.