Title: Effect of nutrients and fermentation conditions on the production of biosurfactants using rhizobacteria isolated from fique plants
Abstract: Objective. To isolate biosurfactant-producing microorganisms from the rhizosphere of fique and to select the best genus to evaluate the effect of nutritional and fermentation conditions on the production of rhamnolipids. Materials and methods. Rhizospheric soil was sampled in three areas of Cauca. The best genus was selected for the experimental designs (Plackett Burman and 2 2 factorial) and to find the production conditions for the growth kinetics at an Erlenmeyer flask scale. Results. Isolates from the rhizosphere of fique plants were from groups (or genera) of Bacillus, Pseudomonas and Actinomycetes, being Pseudomonas the more responsive in preliminary testing for emulsification. From the results of the experimental designs and the kinetics of production, we found that rhamnose synthesis a ssociated with rhamnolipids (3.2 g/l) and emulsification (68% EC24) was significantly favored (p <0.0001) by cultivating an inoculum of 1 0% v/v of Pseudomonas fluorescens in a medium composed of: soybean oil 2% (v/v), K 2 HPO 4 0.2% (w/v), yeast extract 0.4 g/l, NH 4 NO 3 3.7 g/ l, 1 ml trace elements (CoCl 3 20 mg/l, H 3 BO 3 30 mg/l, ZnSO 4 10 mg/l, Cu 2 SO 4 1 mg/l, Na 2 MoO 4 3 mg/l, FeSO 4 10 mg/l MnSO 4 2,6 mg/ l) and pH 7.2. Conclusion. Of all the microbial genera isolated from the rhizosphere of fique, Pseudomonas fluorescens had the greatest potential in the production of biosurfactants of the rhamnolipids family.
Publication Year: 2010
Publication Date: 2010-12-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['doaj']
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