Accepted Manuscript Title: Molecular mass of Poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (P3HB) produced by Azotobacter vinelandii is influenced by the polymer content in the inoculum Authors: Modesto Mill´ an, Miriam Salazar, Daniel Segura, Tania Castillo, ´ Alvaro D´ ıaz-Barrera, Carlos Pe ˜ na PII: S0168-1656(17)31619-X DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiotec.2017.08.016 Reference: BIOTEC 7996 To appear in: Journal of Biotechnology Received date: 15-3-2017 Revised date: 28-7-2017 Accepted date: 14-8-2017 Please cite this article as: Mill´ an, Modesto, Salazar, Miriam, Segura, Daniel, Castillo, Tania, D´ ıaz-Barrera, ´ Alvaro, Pe˜ na, Carlos, Molecular mass of Poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (P3HB) produced by Azotobacter vinelandii is influenced by the polymer content in the inoculum.Journal of Biotechnology http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiotec.2017.08.016 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.