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Production of a cellulose-aminating polysaccharide from a filamentous sulfur-oxidizing bacterium, Thiothrix nivea, grown lithotrophically or mixotrophically.

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Published in 2024 at "Journal of applied microbiology"

DOI: 10.1093/jambio/lxae288

Abstract: AIMS Glucosaminoglucan (β-1,4-linked glucose and glucosamine) produced by a mixotrophic sulfur-oxidizing bacterium, Thiothrix nivea, is a useful cellulose-aminating agent. Lithotrophic and mixotrophic glucosaminoglucan production were examined using fed-batch techniques. METHODS AND RESULTS A jar fermenter… read more here.

Keywords: bacterium thiothrix; culture; oxidizing bacterium; growth ... See more keywords