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Published on: April 19, 2014
[Use of cheese whey for growing the Bradyrhizobium japonicum E-109 strain]
C N Sorba1, M I Cervellini, A P Balatti
1Dpto. de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de la Pampa, Argentina.
Abstract:
The growth of Bradyrhizobium japonicum E-109 using cheese whey as carbon source was studied. The cheese whey was previously hydrolyzed by acid or enzymatic treatment with purified beta galactosidase or a crude extract from Kluyveromyces fragilis. The results obtained demonstrated that the use of the modified enzymatic hydrolyzed whey as carbon source allowed the growth of B. japonicum E-109 reaching a concentration of approximately 10(10) viable cells/ml. These results are considered of industrial value because the poluent power whey is greatly reduced.
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