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| Krueger,Cristhiane L; Radetski,Claudemir M; Bendia,Amanda G; Oliveira,Ida M; Castro-Silva,Marcus A; Rambo,Carlos R; Antonio,Regina V; Lima,André O.S.. |
| Background: Unlike petroleum-based synthetic plastics, biodegradable biopolymer generation from industrial residue is a key strategy to reduce costs in the production process, as well as in the waste management, since efficient industrial wastewater treatment could be costly. In this context, the present work describes the prospection and use of bacterial strains capable to bioconvert cassava starch by-product into biodegradable polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs). Results: The first step of this study was the bacterial competence screening which was conducted with 72 strains covering 21 Bacillus and related species. The microorganism growth in a medium with a starch substrate was measured by an innovative MTT assay, while the ability of the bacteria to secrete... |
| Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Bacillus megaterium; Biodegradable plastics; Biopolymer; MTT assay; Starch substrates. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-34582012000300008 |
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