microbial cells are producers of natural polymers present in plant cells. production of pullulan (an extracellular microbial polysaccharide) by aureobasidium pullularia pullulans (p. pullulans) was studied under fermentation conditions, and kinetic parameters were determined. pullulan formation obeyed a growth and non-growth associated term. phb (polyhydroxybutyrates) an intracellular biopolyme...

Microbial growth curves are used to study differential effects of media, genetics, and stress on microbial population growth. Consequently, many modeling frameworks exist to capture microbial population growth measurements. However, current models are designed to quantify growth under conditions for which growth has a specific functional form. Extensions to these models are required to quantify...

In its strictest sense, sterilization refers to the removal or destruction of all microbes, including viruses and bacterial endospores, in or on an object. (The term does not apply to prions.) In practical terms, sterilization techniques eradicate harmful microbes, but some innocuous microbes may still be pres­ ent. The term aseptic describes an environment or procedure that is free of con­ tam...

Iron is an essential element for the growth and development of all the scale of living organisms, and acquiring iron is crucial for the development of any pathogen. Iron participates in a large number of cellular processes, the most important of which are oxygen transport, ATP generation, cell growth and proliferation, and detoxification. It is a coenzyme or enzyme activator of ribonucleotide r...

the effect of microbial load on the condition index of the edible oyster, saccostrea cucullata were analysed on monthly basis during 2010 and 2011 from the three different stations (namkhana, frasergaunge and sajnekhali) of indian sundarbans. the results showed significant variation with respect to microbial load between stations and seasons, which is reflected in the tissue of edible oyster. s...

recently, biosynthesis of nanoparticles has received attention due to an increasing need of developing rapid, simple and ecofriendly protocol. pathogenicity of some of the organisms and lengthy reaction are the drawbacks involved with biosynthesis. we describe a simple protocol for rapid synthesis of silver nanoparticles through biological route using a marine-derived fungus aspergillus niger. ...

in this study, two main probiotics (lactobacillus plantarum and lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus) were isolated from the intestine of tor grypus and their effects on growth performance, gut microbial flora and digestive enzymes activities (i.e., α-amylase, lipase, trypsin, chymotrypsin, and alkaline phosphatase) of tor grypus (karaman, 1971) were determined. juveniles of t. grypus (n...

Abstract Keeping health and nutritional value of the packed foods has a great value in food industries. Among the diverse methods of food processing and packaging, vacuum packaging is one of the best methods for a variety of food products, such as fish. In order to evaluate the effectiveness of such method in preventing of bacterial growth during preservation of fish fillets, four vacuum p...