Halomonas sp. OKOH—A Marine Bacterium Isolated from the Bottom Sediment of Algoa Bay—Produces a Polysaccharide Bioflocculant: Partial Characterization and Biochemical Analysis of Its Properties
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Identification of the Test Bacterium
2.2. Time Course Assay of Bioflocculant Production
2.3. Chemical Analysis of Bioflocculant Composition
2.4. Factors Affecting Bioflocculant Production
2.5. Factors Affecting Bioflocculant Activity
3. Experimental
3.1. The Test Bacterium
3.2. Identification of the Bioflocculant-Producing Microorganism
3.3. Growth Medium and Cultivation Conditions
3.4. Time Course Assay of Bioflocculant Production
3.5. Determination of Flocculating Activity
3.6. Extraction, Purification and Characterization of the Bioflocculant
3.7. Effect of Carbon and Nitrogen Sources on Bioflocculant Production
3.8. Effect of Various Cations and pH on Bioflocculant Activity
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgements
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Mabinya, L.V.; Cosa, S.; Mkwetshana, N.; Okoh, A.I. Halomonas sp. OKOH—A Marine Bacterium Isolated from the Bottom Sediment of Algoa Bay—Produces a Polysaccharide Bioflocculant: Partial Characterization and Biochemical Analysis of Its Properties. Molecules 2011, 16, 4358-4370. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules16064358
Mabinya LV, Cosa S, Mkwetshana N, Okoh AI. Halomonas sp. OKOH—A Marine Bacterium Isolated from the Bottom Sediment of Algoa Bay—Produces a Polysaccharide Bioflocculant: Partial Characterization and Biochemical Analysis of Its Properties. Molecules. 2011; 16(6):4358-4370. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules16064358
Chicago/Turabian StyleMabinya, Leonard V., Sekelwa Cosa, Noxolo Mkwetshana, and Anthony I. Okoh. 2011. "Halomonas sp. OKOH—A Marine Bacterium Isolated from the Bottom Sediment of Algoa Bay—Produces a Polysaccharide Bioflocculant: Partial Characterization and Biochemical Analysis of Its Properties" Molecules 16, no. 6: 4358-4370. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules16064358