scholarly journals The Abilities of Four Species of Nigerian Aquatic Phycomycetes to Utilize Petroleum and Petroleum Products as Sole Carbon Sources

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 240
Author(s):  
Odu C.E. ◽  
Ogbonna C.I.C. ◽  
Bukbuk D. ◽  
Chukwu O.O.C. ◽  
Yerima I. ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Culture Media ◽  
Agar Medium ◽  
Carbon Sources ◽  
Petroleum Products ◽  
Growth Media ◽  
Malt Extract ◽  
Fungal Culture ◽  
Mineral Salts ◽  
Agar Media ◽  
Set Up

Studies were carried out on the abilities of four aquatic phycomycetes species isolated from crude oil polluted marine , brackish and fresh water environments in Nigeria to utilize refined Petroleum and Petroleum products as sole sources of carbon. The said species of fungi included Brevilegnia indica, Protoachyla paradoxa, Saprolegnia bhargavi and Thraustotheca clavata. They were grown on fungal culture media which contained mineral salts solution, refined petroleum, kerosene and diesel as sole sources of carbon and agar as a solidifying agent. Two concentrations of each of the resulting oil agar media were used vis 1% and 2%. The resultant medium was then used to culture each of the test fungi in triplicates. The resultant culture plates were then incubated at 25 OC and left for daily observation. The test fungi that grew on each medium were observed for their abilities to emulsify the refined petroleum or its products (diesel and kerosene). Control experiments were also set up using Malt Extract Agar medium. Brevilegnia indica grew on 1% petroleum and diesel growth media but did not grow on kerosene medium. Protoachyla paradoxa grew minimally on diesel medium at 1% and 2% compositions. Saprolegnia bhargavi did not grow on the petroleum agar medium or petroleum products media. Thraustotheca clavata grew minimally on the kerosene medium at both 1% and 2% compositions. The four test fungi emulsified the diesel agar medium at both 1% and 2% compositions. Brevilegnia indica emulsified only petrol at 1% while Non of the isolates emulsified the kerosene medium at both 1% and 2% compositions. Oil globules were also observed in the vegetative hyphae of the test fungi which grew on the experimental culture media. This means that such fungi either degraded or accumulated the petrol or petroleum products in their systems.

scholarly journals Morphological and cultural studies of Septoria vignicola

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-89
Author(s):  
R. D. Rawal ◽  
H. S. Sohi
Keyword(s):  
Mycelial Growth ◽  
Culture Media ◽  
Agar Medium ◽  
Carbon Sources ◽  
Potassium Nitrate ◽  
Potato Dextrose Agar ◽  
Optimum Growth ◽  
Carbon Supply ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Agar Media

Pycnidial formation starts six days after inoculation. These arę globose, dark and range between 59.28-109.20 μm in diameier. The pycnidial wall is composed of 2- 3 layers of brown cells. The pycnidiospores ooze 8 days after inoculation. They are filiform, straight to curved, hyaline, septate with 2-4 septa, ends pointed or round and 21.84-68.64 x 1.25-2.15 μm. Mycelial growth was most profuse on Czapek Dox's agar medium, whereas maximum sporulation took place on Coon's, Sabauraud's and Potato dextrose agar media. The fungus could grow over a wide range of temperature from 12- 36°C (optimum: 24 ± l°C) and showed no growth at 40°C or above. Pycnidial formation occurred at 16- 28°C with a maximum at 24 ± l°C. Out of seven carbon sources tested, sorbose was the best for growth and sporulation of <i>Septoria vignicola</i> whereas maltose was a poor source for sporulation. The fungus responded very well to the supply of carbon in culture media as no growth of the fungus could be observed when the carbon supply was with held. Aspartic acid supported optimum growth among all the organic sources tried, whereas among inorganic sources potassium nitrate was the best, last growth observed on ammonium nitrate.

Bacterial and Fungal Counts in Hospital Air: Comparative Yields for 4 Sieve Impactor Air Samplers With 2 Culture Media

2006 ◽  
Vol 27 (12) ◽  
pp. 1405-1408 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Pierre Gangneux ◽  
Florence Robert-Gangneux ◽  
Guirec Gicquel ◽  
Jean-Jacques Tanquerel ◽  
Sylviane Chevrier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Culture Media ◽  
Malt Extract Agar ◽  
Growth Media ◽  
Malt Extract ◽  
Bacterial Counts ◽  
International Standard ◽  
Extract Agar

We compared the yields of 4 recently developed sieve impactor air samplers that meet international standard ISO 14698-1, using 2 growth media (tryptic soy agar and malt extract agar) in real conditions of use. Several hospital sites expected to have different densities of airborne microflora were selected in 2 hospitals. The Samplair MK2, Air Ideal, and Mas-100 samplers yielded higher bacterial counts than did the SAS Super-100 device (P&lt;.05). No significant differences in fungal counts were noted between the 4 devices. The use of malt extract agar in addition to tryptic soy agar significantly improved the fungal yield.

scholarly journals EKSTRAKSI RUMPUT LAUT Gelidium sp. MENJADI BAKTO AGAR SEBAGAI PEMADAT MEDIA PERTUMBUHAN MIKROBA

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
Zachra Resha Shantika ◽  
Srikandi Srikandi ◽  
RTM Sutamihardja
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Bacillus Subtilis ◽  
Culture Media ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Growth Media ◽  
Microbial Culture ◽  
Metal Levels ◽  
Bacterial Morphology ◽  
Microbiological Testing ◽  
Agar Media

Extraction of Seaweed Grass Gelidium Sp. Become A Bakto For A Microbic Growth Media Competition      Red seaweed is seaweed that produces gelatin one example is Gelidium sp. The product that has high economic value is bakto agar which is widely used in the field of microbiology, namely as a microbial culture media compactor. The use of bacto so that it will increase domestically, so as to meet the needs of bakto so that in the country with the expected quality classification with bakto so that the commercial is carried out this research. Agar yield value of seaweed type Gelidium sp. produced an average of 26.69%. The proximate test results for the parameters of water content, levels of ash, insoluble ash and sulfate in bakto so that the research is 6.89%, 1.67%, 0.0235%, and 1.31% respectively. The results of testing the levels of protein, fat, carbohydrate and gel strength at bacto so that respectively are 1.72%, 0.05%, 32.87% and 214.45 (g / cm2). The results of testing the mineral metal levels of calcium, magnesium and potassium were obtained at bakto so that they were 1806.06 mg / kg, 680 mg / kg and 338.22 mg / kg respectively. The results of testing the levels of trace elements of iron and copper were obtained at 8.75 mg / kg and 2.10 mg / kg. The results of microbiological testing using the total plate number method using Bacillus subtilis and Eschericia coli bacteria were found to be 8.6 x 106 colonies / mL and 2.81 x 107 colonies / mL. Based on the observation of bacterial morphology by comparing it with bakto so that the commercial standard in general is not much different. So based on the results of proximate and microbiological testing, bakto so that this research can be used as a medium for bacterial growth.Keywords: Gelidium sp., Agar, media and bacteriaABSTRAK      Rumput laut merah merupakan rumput laut yang menghasilkan agar-agar salah satu contohnya adalah Gelidium sp. Produk agar yang memiliki nilai ekonomis tinggi adalah bakto agar yang banyak digunakan dalam bidang mikrobiologi yaitu sebagai pemadat media kultur mikroorganisme. Pemanfaatan bakto agar di dalam negeri semakin meningkat, sehingga untuk mencukupi kebutuhan bakto agar di dalam negeri dengan klasifikasi mutu yang diharapkan sama dengan bakto agar komersial maka dilakukan penelitian ini. Nilai rendemen agar dari rumput laut jenis Gelidium sp. dihasilkan rata-rata sebesar 26.69%. Hasil pengujian proksimat untuk parameter kadar air, kadar abu, abu tak larut asam dan sulfat pada bakto agar penelitian ini berturut-turut adalah sebesar 6,89%, 1,67%, 0,0235%, dan 1.31%. Hasil pengujian kadar protein, lemak, karbohidrat dan kekuatan gel pada bakto agar berturut-turut adalah sebesar 1,72%, 0,05%, 32,87% dan 214,45 (g/cm2). Hasil pengujian kadar logam mineral kalsium, magnesium dan kalium didapatkan pada bakto agar berturut-turut adalah sebesar 1806,06 mg/kg, 680 mg/kg dan 338,22 mg/kg. Hasil pengujian kadar logam trace elements besi dan tembaga didapatkan sebesar 8.75 mg/kg dan 2,10 mg/kg. Hasil pengujian mikrobiologi dengan metode angka lempeng total dengan menggunakan bakteri Bacillus subtilis dan Eschericia coli didapatakan sebesar 8,6 x 106 koloni/mL dan 2,81 x 107 koloni/mL. Berdasarkan hasil pengamatan morfologi bakteri dengan membandingkannya dengan bakto agar standar komersial secara garis besar tidak jauh berbeda. Sehingga berdasarkan hasil pengujian proksimat dan mikrobiologi, bakto agar penelitian ini dapat digunakan sebagai media pertumbuhan bakteri.Kata kunci: Gelidium sp., Agar, media dan bakteri

scholarly journals A Hidden Pitfall in the Preparation of Agar Media Undermines Microorganism Cultivability

2014 ◽  
Vol 80 (24) ◽  
pp. 7659-7666 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomohiro Tanaka ◽  
Kosei Kawasaki ◽  
Serina Daimon ◽  
Wataru Kitagawa ◽  
Kyosuke Yamamoto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Peroxide ◽  
Environmental Samples ◽  
Agar Medium ◽  
Total Cell ◽  
Plate Count ◽  
Growth Media ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Cell Counts ◽  
Soil Sediment ◽  
Agar Media

ABSTRACTMicrobiologists have been using agar growth medium for over 120 years. It revolutionized microbiology in the 1890s when microbiologists were seeking effective methods to isolate microorganisms, which led to the successful cultivation of microorganisms as single clones. But there has been a disparity between total cell counts and cultivable cell counts on plates, often referred to as the “great plate count anomaly,” that has long been a phenomenon that still remains unsolved. Here, we report that a common practice microbiologists have employed to prepare agar medium has a hidden pitfall: when phosphate was autoclaved together with agar to prepare solid growth media (PT medium), total colony counts were remarkably lower than those grown on agar plates in which phosphate and agar were separately autoclaved and mixed right before solidification (PS medium). We used a pure culture ofGemmatimonas aurantiacaT-27Tand three representative sources of environmental samples, soil, sediment, and water, as inocula and compared colony counts between PT and PS agar plates. There were higher numbers of CFU on PS medium than on PT medium usingG. aurantiacaor any of the environmental samples. Chemical analysis of PT agar plates suggested that hydrogen peroxide was contributing to growth inhibition. Comparison of 454 pyrosequences of the environmental samples to the isolates revealed that taxa grown on PS medium were more reflective of the original community structure than those grown on PT medium. Moreover, more hitherto-uncultivated microbes grew on PS than on PT medium.

Nutritional and environmental factors affecting growth and sporulation of Sporidesmium sclerotivorum

1981 ◽  
Vol 27 (7) ◽  
pp. 685-691 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. A. Barnett ◽  
W. A. Ayers
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Source ◽  
Agar Medium ◽  
Carbon Sources ◽  
Nitrogen Sources ◽  
Mineral Salts ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Carbon And Nitrogen ◽  
Naoh Solution ◽  
Casamino Acids ◽  
Nutritional Studies

Three of five isolates of Sporidesmium sclerotivorum, a mycoparasite of Sclerotinia spp., grew well on an agar medium containing mineral salts, glucose, thiamine, and glutamine or Casamino acids as the nitrogen source. The nitrogen requirement for two of the isolates was satisfied by NH4Cl, Casamino acids, or glutamine. Glutamine was the best single nitrogen source. Only one isolate, CS-1, was used in further nutritional studies. The optimum concentration of glutamine for growth was 5 g/L. Glucose, mannose, mannitol, and cellobiose were excellent carbon sources. A glucose concentration of 20 g/L was optimum. Mannitol supported greater growth than glucose with Casamino acids as the nitrogen source but glucose was the superior carbon source with glutamine as the nitrogen source. Greatest growth was achieved with a combination of these carbon and nitrogen sources. Sporidesmium sclerotivorum, isolate CS-1, required thiamine for growth and sporulation. Biotin stimulated growth. The fungus developed maximally within the range of pH 5.0–5.5 and growth was greatly reduced at a pH below 4.0 or above 6.0. Control of acidity by the periodic addition of NaOH solution permitted substantially increased growth. The optimum temperature for growth was 22.5–25.0 °C but production of macroconidia was greatest at 15–20 °C.

Effect of culture media on the growth and morphology of Hungarian Macrophomina phaseolina isolates

2012 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Csöndes
Keyword(s):  
Culture Media ◽  
Agar Medium ◽  
Macrophomina Phaseolina ◽  
Maize Flour ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Glucose Agar ◽  
Sabouraud Glucose Agar ◽  
Agar Media ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Intensive Growth

Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goidanich can cause serious yield losses in several plant species. Investigations were made on the colony morphology of fifty Macrophomina phaseolina isolates from Hungary, one from Spain and two from Serbia on six different culture media to detect differences between the isolates. The fungus exhibited the most intensive growth on maize-flour agar, followed by the Sabouraud-glucose, maltextract, potato-dextrose, Czapek-Dox and watery agar media. Investigations on the macromorphology of the isolates revealed different extents of aerial mycelia formation and differences in the zonal structure of microsclerotial formation on the individual media. One isolate (Mp 38) turned the Sabouraud-glucose agar medium pale pink. Investigations on the micromorphology of the cultures showed that the isolates also varied with respect to microsclerotial characters (size, shape and production of microsclerotia). The microsclerotia of this fungal pathogen had the greatest diameter (averaging 135.31 μm) on Sabouraud-glucose agar medium. This study was the first in Hungary to prove that Macrophomina phaseolina could be grown on nutrient-deficient watery agar, suggesting that it can tolerate a wide range of ecological circumstances.

scholarly journals Optimum vegetative growth conditions and genetic diversity in different strains of Pleurotus salmoneastramineus L.J.N. Vassilzeva

2020 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 125-134
Author(s):  
Nuhu Alam ◽  
Farhana Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Mycelial Growth ◽  
Culture Media ◽  
Inorganic Nitrogen ◽  
Carbon Sources ◽  
Nitrogen Sources ◽  
Its Region ◽  
Growth Conditions ◽  
Malt Extract ◽  
Arbitrary Primers

This experiment was undertaken to depict the favourable condition for mycelial growth, molecular identification and phylogenetic relationship of the selected strains of Pleurotus salmoneostramineus. Suitable temperature and pH were obtained at 25ºC and 6, respectively. Mushroom complete, glucose peptone and yeast malt extract culture media were favorable, while Hennerberg and Hoppkins were unfavorable. Dextrin was the best and xylose was the less effective carbon sources. Inorganic nitrogen sources were less effective for the mycelial growth of P. salmoneostramineus. The sequences of internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of selected strains revealed that the total length ranged from 614 to 663 bp. The size of the ITS1 and ITS2 regions varied among the strains. Sequence analysis showed that 5.8S of rDNA sequences were identical. Phylogenetic tree of the ITS region sequences indicated that strains of P. salmoneostramineus belong to same cluster. The reciprocal homologies of the ITS region sequences ranged from 98 to 100%. The strains of P. salmoneostramineus were also analyzed by random amplification of polymorphic DNA (RAPD) with 20 arbitrary primers. RAPD results suggested that tested strains of P. salmoneostramineus were genetically similar with some variations, thus it could be concluded that RAPD and ITS techniques were well competent for detecting the genetic diversity of all tested strains of P. salmoneostramineus.

scholarly journals A Rapid Method for Performing a Multivariate Optimization of Phage Production Using the RCCD Approach

Pathogens ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 1100
Author(s):  
Jessica Silva ◽  
Roberto Dias ◽  
José Ivo Junior ◽  
Maraísa Marcelino ◽  
Mirelly Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protein Delivery ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Minimal Medium ◽  
Culture Media ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Carbon Sources ◽  
Luria Bertani ◽  
Luria Bertani Broth ◽  
Phage Production ◽  
Set Up

Bacteriophages can be used in various applications, from the classical approach as substitutes for antibiotics (phage therapy) to new biotechnological uses, i.e., as a protein delivery vehicle, a diagnostic tool for specific strains of bacteria (phage typing), or environmental bioremediation. The demand for bacteriophage production increases daily, and studies that improve these production processes are necessary. This study evaluated the production of a T4-like bacteriophage vB_EcoM-UFV09 (an E. coli-infecting phage with high potential for reducing environmental biofilms) in seven types of culture media (Luria–Bertani broth and the M9 minimal medium with six different carbon sources) employing four cultivation variables (temperature, incubation time, agitation, and multiplicity of infection). For this purpose, the rotatable central composite design (RCCD) methodology was used, combining and comparing all parameters to determine the ideal conditions for starting to scale up the production process. We used the RCCD to set up the experimental design by combining the cultivation parameters in a specific and systematic way. Despite the high number of conditions evaluated, the results showed that when specific conditions were utilized, viral production was effective even when using a minimal medium, such as M9/glucose, which is less expensive and can significantly reduce costs during large-scale phage production.

Evaluation of the growth and sporulation of different entomopathogenic fungi in different liquid and solid media at varied concentrations

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (8) ◽  
pp. 5459
Author(s):  
Chandra Teja K. ◽  
Rahman S. J.
Keyword(s):  
Entomopathogenic Fungi ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Insect Pests ◽  
Culture Media ◽  
Virulent Strain ◽  
Carbon Sources ◽  
Nitrogen Sources ◽  
Maximum Growth ◽  
Nutritional Requirements ◽  
Virulent Strains

Entomopathogenic fungi like Beauveria bassiana, Metarhizium anisopliae and Lecanicillium lecanii are used in biological control of agricultural insect pests. Their specific mode of action makes them an effective alternative to the chemical Insecticides. Virulent strains of Entomopathogenic fungi are effectively formulated and used as bio-insecticides world-wide. Amenable and economical multiplication of a virulent strain in a large scale is important for them to be useful in the field. Culture media plays a major role in the large-scale multiplication of virulent strains of Entomopathogens. Different substrates and media components are being used for this purpose. Yet, each strain differs in its nutritional requirements for the maximum growth and hence it is necessary to standardize the right components and their optimum concentrations in the culture media for a given strain of Entomopathogen. In the current study, three different nitrogen sources and two different carbon sources were tried to standardize the mass multiplication media for seven test isolates of Entomopathogenic fungi. A study was also conducted to determine the ideal grain media for the optimum conidial yields of the test isolates. Yeast extract was found to be the best Nitrogen source for the isolates. The isolates tested, differed in their nutritional requirements and showed variation in the best nitrogen and carbon sources necessary for their growth. Variation was also found in the optimum concentration of both the ingredients for the growth and sporulation of the isolates. In the solid-state fermentation study, rice was found to be the best grain for the growth of most of the fungi followed by barley. The significance of such a study in the development of an effective Myco-insecticide is vital and can be successfully employed in agriculture is discussed.

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