| Autor: | Esraa M. Al-Muttawa, C.O. Obuekwe |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
| Předmět: |
chemistry.chemical_classification
Bran Bioengineering General Medicine Biology Biodegradation biology.organism_classification Polysaccharide Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Bacillales Microbiology Bioremediation chemistry visual_art Arthrobacter visual_art.visual_art_medium Food science Sawdust Bacteria Biotechnology |
| Zdroj: | Biotechnology Letters. 23:1025-1032 |
| ISSN: | 0141-5492 |
| Popis: | Two hydrocarbon-degrading bacterial isolates, an Arthrobacter sp. and a Gram-negative bacillus isolated from Kuwait oil lakes, exhibited considerable cell-surface hydrophobicity without production of exopolysaccharides in complex media. However, the bacteria produced copious amounts of exopolysaccharides in a low nutrient medium. When incubated with sawdust, Styrofoam or wheat bran, as carriers, under low nutrient conditions, stable exopolysaccharide-mediated immobilized cultures were formed. Such immobilized cultures when air-dried at room temperature survived storage for 6 weeks at 45 °C and still retained the ability to degrade hydrocarbons. Viability was retained by the immobilized Arthrobacter sp. and the Gram-negative bacterium at 45 °C storage for up to 6 and 12 months, respectively. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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