Lysine production from hydrocarbon by Micrococcus varians 2Fa.
A bacterium isolated from Assam (India) soil was found to accumulale l-lysine from hydrocarbon and was identified as a strain of Micrococcus varians. The strain is able to grow and accumulate lysine in a purely synthetic medium though supplementation of the synthetic medium with casamino acids significantly improves the yield. The yield of l-lysine under optimal conditions was found to be 2.6 g X 1(-1) of the compound isolated in crystalline form.
D000473:Alkanes / Q000378:metabolism; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D003470:Culture Media; D005285:Fermentation; D006838:Hydrocarbons / Q000378:metabolism*; D008239:Lysine / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D008837:Micrococcus / Q000378:metabolism*
D000473:Alkanes; D003470:Culture Media; D006838:Hydrocarbons; D008239:Lysine