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During cultivation on media containing TA and EG, rapid pH drop due to metabolization of EG into acidic compounds led to some precipitation of TA that was impregnated into the BC pellicles. An adaptation of the downstream procedure involving BC dissolution in NaOH was used for the recovery of pure BC. The different medium composition tested, as well as the downstream procedure, impacted the BC pellicles\u2019 physical properties. Although no variation in terms of the chemical structure were observed, differences in crystallinity degree and microstructure of the produced BC were observed. The BC produced by <jats:italic>K. xylinus<\/jats:italic> DSM 2004 had a higher crystallinity (19\u201364%) than that of the strain DSM 46604 (17\u201353%). Moreover, the scanning electron microscopy analysis showed a higher fiber diameter for <jats:italic>K. xylinus<\/jats:italic> DSM 2004 BC (46\u201356\u00a0nm) than for <jats:italic>K. xylinus<\/jats:italic> DSM 46604 (37\u201349\u00a0nm). Dissolution of BC in NaOH did not influence the chemical structure; however, it led to BC conversion from type I to type II, as well as a decrease in crystallinity. 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