USE OF MICRORESPIROMETRY TO DETERMINE VIABILITY OF IMMOBILIZED BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA G4

Authors
SANTODOMINGO JW RADWAY JC HAZEN TC WILDE EW
Citation
Jw. Santodomingo et al., USE OF MICRORESPIROMETRY TO DETERMINE VIABILITY OF IMMOBILIZED BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA G4, Biotechnology techniques, 11(8), 1997, pp. 571-575
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology
Journal title
Biotechnology techniques → ACNP
ISSN journal
0951208X
Volume
11
Issue
8
Year of publication
1997
Pages
571 - 575
Database
ISI
SICI code
0951-208X(1997)11:8<571:UOMTDV>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
Embedding of Burkholderia cepacia G4 cells in a polyurethane-based foa m decreased their culturability by more than four orders of magnitude. However, respiration rates of immobilized cells were at least 33-41% of unimmobilized cells. Embedded cells also degraded trichloroethylene . Therefore, respirometry is a more reliable indicator of viability of polyurethane immobilized bacteria than culturing methods.