Gluconacetobacter sacchari: An efficient bacterial cellulose cell-factory

authors	Trovatti, E; Serafim, LS; Freire, CSR; Silvestre, AJD; Neto, CP
nationality	International
journal	CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
author keywords	Bacterial cellulose; Gluconacetobacter sacchari; Cellulose producing bacteria; Kombucha tea; Morphology; Crystallinity
keywords	XYLINUS STRAIN; SP NOV.; KOMBUCHA
abstract	The production of bacterial cellulose (BC) membranes by Gluconacetobacter saccbari, in Hestrin and Schramm (HS) based media containing glucose, sucrose, fructose, mannitol or glycerol as carbon sources, was studied for the first time. The highest BC production (2.7 g/L in 96 h) was obtained using glucose. The yields obtained are comparable with those obtained with other cellulose producing bacteria, and BC ultrastructure of the material was entirely similar. These results demonstrate the high potential of G. sacchari as a BC producing strain. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
publisher	ELSEVIER SCI LTD
issn	0144-8617
year published	2011
volume	86
issue	3
beginning page	1417
ending page	1420
digital object identifier (doi)	10.1016/j.carbpol.2011.06.046
web of science category	Chemistry, Applied; Chemistry, Organic; Polymer Science
subject category	Chemistry; Polymer Science
unique article identifier	WOS:000295308500045