Comparative growth studies of the extreme thermophile Sulfolobus acidocaldarius in submerged and solidified substrate cultures

Hatzinikolaou, DG; Kalogeris, E; Christakopoulos, P; Kekos, D; Macris, BJ

dc.contributor.author	Hatzinikolaou, DG	en
dc.contributor.author	Kalogeris, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Christakopoulos, P	en
dc.contributor.author	Kekos, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Macris, BJ	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:16:13Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:16:13Z
dc.date.issued	2001	en
dc.identifier.issn	0959-3993	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/13988
dc.subject	Extreme thermophiles	en
dc.subject	Growth characteristics	en
dc.subject	Solidified substrate cultures	en
dc.subject	Sulfolobus acidocaldarius	en
dc.subject.classification	Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology	en
dc.subject.other	bacterial growth	en
dc.subject.other	biomass production	en
dc.subject.other	carbon source	en
dc.subject.other	culture medium	en
dc.subject.other	microbial biomass	en
dc.subject.other	microbiology	en
dc.subject.other	starch	en
dc.subject.other	submerged cell culture	en
dc.subject.other	wheat bran	en
dc.subject.other	Archaea	en
dc.subject.other	Bacteria (microorganisms)	en
dc.subject.other	Sulfolobus acidocaldarius	en
dc.subject.other	Triticum aestivum	en
dc.title	Comparative growth studies of the extreme thermophile Sulfolobus acidocaldarius in submerged and solidified substrate cultures	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1023/A:1016675924997	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1016675924997	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2001	en
heal.abstract	An attempt was made, for the first time, to exploit cultures on solidified substrates (SSC) as an alternative to submerged cultures (SmC) for growing extremophilic micro-organisms. The extreme thermophilic archaebacterium Sulfolobus acidocaldarius was grown on a number of carbon sources and, in all experiments, biomass yields and growth rates were always higher in SSC than in the corresponding SmC. Inoculum age significantly affected growth characteristics on both types of fermentation. Heavy growth of the micro-organism in SSC was observed on low-cost carbon sources such as starch. Wheat bran significantly enhanced growth characteristics when used to supplement starch media. The results of this work show that cultures on solid surfaces could be a promising alternative method for growing extreme thermophiles.	en
heal.publisher	KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBL	en
heal.journalName	World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1023/A:1016675924997	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000169523700003	en
dc.identifier.volume	17	en
dc.identifier.issue	3	en
dc.identifier.spage	229	en
dc.identifier.epage	234	en