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Screening for Microbial Strains Degrading Glass Fiber Acrylic Composite Filters
No full textIn this study we have assessed the capacity of five fungal and two bacterial species to biodegrade glass fiber acrylic composite filters which are utilized in air conditioners. The strains used were Trichoderma harzianum (2 strains), Trichoderma koningii, Penicillium spp., Aspergillus niger, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Pseudomonas fluorescens. Pre-sterilized filters were incubated in solid or liquid media at 30 C for 21 days. Biodegradability was monitored by evaluating microbial colonization, increase in biomass and weight loss of filters coupons. Among the species under investigation, the two strains of T harzianum (MYA198 and BCC5828) showed the best biodegradability performance and were used to analyse total carbon and esterase activity. Our results clearly indicate that cells grown in the presence of shredded filters display a hydrolytic activity and lead to a consistent removal of the organic portion of the tested filters. This study suggests that a solid state fermentation process in suitable bioreactors based on T. harzianum species could be a suitable approach to acrylic composite filter biodegradation
EU project Crownalife: Functional Foods, Gut Microflora and Healthy Ageing. Isolation and identification of Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium strains from faecal samples of elderly subjects for a possible probiotic use in functional foods
No full textLactic acid bacteria strains exhibiting probiotic properties and compositions comprising the same
No full textThe present invention relates to a new selection method of bacterial strains LAB, suitable for the preparation of foods and food supplements for the improvement or restoration of the intestinal microflora (gut microflora), the use thereof, pharmaceutical compositions and probiotic foods or probiotic food supplement comprising the sam
Probiotic properties of lactobacilli strains isolated from raw cow milk in the Western highlands of Cameroon
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Resistant starch modifies gut microflora and microbial metabolism in human flora-associated rats inoculated with faeces from italian and UK donors
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The effect of sucrose or starch-based diet on short-chain fatty acids and faecal microflora in rats.
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