STORAGE OF A MIXED MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM CAPABLE OF GROWTH ON BIPHENYL

Authors
DAVISON AD VEAL DA
Citation
Ad. Davison et Da. Veal, STORAGE OF A MIXED MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM CAPABLE OF GROWTH ON BIPHENYL, Letters in applied microbiology, 17(3), 1993, pp. 101-103
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology,"Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology
Journal title
Letters in applied microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
02668254
Volume
17
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
101 - 103
Database
ISI
SICI code
0266-8254(1993)17:3<101:SOAMMC>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
A mixed microbial consortium, BSEN-2, was isolated from a polychlorina ted biphenyl-contaminated soil using biphenyl as the sole source of ca rbon and energy. The community was found to contain nine members based on colony morphology on plate count agar with biphenyl. BSEN-2 was st ored on glycerol (15% v/v) at -80-degrees-C and was regenerated 3, 30, 100 and 250 d after freezing. No loss of community members or signifi cant change in growth kinetics were observed. This method provides a s imple, convenient and reliable method of producing mixed microbial ino cula.