<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The aim of the study was to analyze the changes in the parameters of bacterial cultures and bacterial cellulose (BC) synthesized by four reference strains of <italic>Gluconacetobacter xylinus</italic> during 31-day cultivation in stationary conditions. The study showed that the most visible changes in the analyzed parameters of BC, regardless of the bacterial strain used for their synthesis, were observed in the first 10–14 days of the experiment. It was also revealed, that among parameters showing dependence associated with the particular bacterial strain were the rate and period of BC synthesis, the growth rate of bacteria anchored to the cellulose fibrils, the capacity to absorb water and the water release rate. The results presented in this work may be useful in the selection of optimum culturing conditions and period from the point of view of good efficiency of the cellulose synthesis process.</p></abstract>

The aim of the study was to analyze the changes in the parameters of bacterial cultures and bacterial cellulose (BC) synthesized by four reference strains of Gluconacetobacter xylinus during 31-day cultivation in stationary conditions. The study showed that the most visible changes in the analyzed parameters of BC, regardless of the bacterial strain used for their synthesis, were observed in the first 10–14 days of the experiment. It was also revealed, that among parameters showing dependence associated with the particular bacterial strain were the rate and period of BC synthesis, the growth rate of bacteria anchored to the cellulose fibrils, the capacity to absorb water and the water release rate. The results presented in this work may be useful in the selection of optimum culturing conditions and period from the point of view of good efficiency of the cellulose synthesis process.

Effect of <italic>Gluconacetobacter xylinus</italic> cultivation conditions on the selected properties of bacterial cellulose

West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, Department of Immunology, Microbiology and Physiological Chemistry, al. Piastów 45, 70-311 Szczecin,

West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, Institute of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Protection Processes, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, al. Piastów 42, 70-311 Szczecin,

Polish Journal of Chemical Technology

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Effect of  cultivation conditions on the selected properties of bacterial cellulose

The aim of the study was to analyze the changes in the parameters of bacterial cultures and bacterial cellulose (BC) synthesized by four reference strains of...

Effect of Gluconacetobacter xylinus cultivation conditions on the selected properties of bacterial cellulose

Published Online: Dec 30, 2016

Page range: 117 - 123

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pjct-2016-0080

Keywords
bacterial cellulose, bacterial culture, cultivation time, culture conditions,

© 2016 Karol Fijałkowski et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Effect of Gluconacetobacter xylinus cultivation conditions on the selected properties of bacterial cellulose

Published Online: Dec 30, 2016

Page range: 117 - 123

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pjct-2016-0080

Keywordsbacterial cellulose, bacterial culture, cultivation time, culture conditions,

© 2016 Karol Fijałkowski et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
bacterial cellulose, bacterial culture, cultivation time, culture conditions,