Culture medium for isolating chitinolytic bacteria from seawater and plankton
| Autor: | Irma Nelly Gutierrez Rivera, Lílian S. Albertini, E. M. Burbano-Rosero, B. C. Almeida, Gislaine G. Martins, Claudiana P. Souza |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Chitinolytic bacteria
biology Physiology fungi General Medicine Plankton biology.organism_classification Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Biotechnological process Microbiology chemistry.chemical_compound Chitin chemistry Carbon source Seawater Food science Colloidal chitin Bacteria Biotechnology |
| Zdroj: | World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 25:2079-2082 |
| ISSN: | 1573-0972 0959-3993 |
| Popis: | Chitin degradation is a key step in the cycling of nutrients in marine ecosystems and chitinolytic bacteria are the primary agents of this process. Chitinases, produced by bacteria, have potential applications in agriculture, medicine and in a wide range of biotechnological processes. We utilized a simple, rapid and cost-effective method of colloidal chitin preparation and a culture medium, in which colloidal chitin is the sole carbon source for the purpose of counting and isolating chitinolytic bacteria from seawater and plankton. This culture medium could be useful to isolate bacteria with the ability to produce extracellular chitinases for biotechnological applications. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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