Polyhydroxyalkanoate, method for production thereof and microorganisms for use in the same

A polyhydroxyalkanoate having a monomer unit composition represented by General Formula (1):

• AmB(1−m) (1)
• wherein A is represented by General Formula (2), B is at least one selected from the group consisting of monomer units represented by General Formula (3) or (4), and m has a value of 0.01 or larger and smaller than 1:
• wherein
• n has a value of 0 to 10, k has a value of 3 or 5, and
• R is at least one group selected from the group consisting of groups represented by General Formulae (5) to (7):
• in Formula (5)
• R1 is a group selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom (H), halogen atoms, —CN, —NO2, —CF3, —C2F5 and —C3F7;
• and q is an integer selected from 1 to 8;
• in Formula (6)
• R2 is a group selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom (H), halogen atoms, —CN, —NO2, —CF3, —C2F5 and —C3F7;
• and r is an integer selected from 1 to 8;
• in Formula (7)
• R3 is a group selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom (H), halogen atoms, —CN, —NO2, —CF3, —C2F5 and —C3F7;
• and s is an integer selected from 1 to 8;
• provided that following R are excluded from the choice:
• when selecting one type of group as R in the general formula (2):
• groups of Formula (5) in which R1 is H and q=2, R1 is H and q=3, and R1 is —NO2 and q=2;
• groups of Formula (6) in which R2 is a halogen atom and r=2, provided that two components are selected as B from General Formula (3) or (4), R2 is —CN and r=3, and R2 is —NO2 and r=3;
• and the groups of Formula (7) in which R3 is H and s=1, and R3 is H and s=2;
• and
• when selecting two types of groups as R in General Formula (2), the combinations of two types of groups of Formula (6) in which R2 is a halogen atom and r=2, and R2 is a halogen atom and r=4, provided that one component is selected as B from General Formula (3) or (4).