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Formulations for Freeze-drying of Bacteria and Their Influence on Cell Survival
Published on: August 3, 2013
Influence of repeated lyophilization on the survival of Deinococcus proteolyticus, Micrococcus luteus and Escherichia
Abstract:
Repeated lyophilization of Deinococcus proteolyticus, Micrococcus luteus and Escherichia coli cells results in a successive decrease of their survival. The survival curve is exponential with E. coli and M. luteus, and sigmoidal with a broad shoulder with D. proteolyticus both after repeated lyophilization and after UV- or gamma-irradiation. When cells were subjected to gamma-irradiation after a 20-fold freeze-drying, the corresponding survival curve became exponential without the shoulder. Hence we assume that irradiation and repeated lyophilization afflict the same cellular structures and/or functions.
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