title: Rapid physiological characterization of microorganisms by biosensor technique.
abstract: Eleven microorganisms, Arxula adeninivorans LS3, Candida boidinii DSM 70034, Candida lactis-condensi DSM 70635, Pichia jadinii DSM 2361, Pichia minuta DSM 7018, Kluyveromyces lactis DSM 4394, Pseudomonas putida DSM 50026, Alcaligenes sp. DSM 30002, Arthrobacter nicotianae DSM 20123 as well as Issatchenkia orientalis DSM 70077 and Rhodococcus erythropolis DSM 311 were characterized by the sensor technique by injection of 30 different substrates and substrate mixtures. The obtained data which are based on the determination of respiratory rate of microorganisms are similar to physiological characteristics obtained with conventional methods. In comparison to these conventional methods the sensor technique works much more rapid and permits quantification of the data. Therefore, the described technique provides an alternative method for the characterization of microorganisms.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, Gatersleben, Germany.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Riedel
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kunze
mesh_terms: D018407:Bacterial Physiological Phenomena; D015374:Biosensing Techniques; D002175:Candida / Q000502:physiology*; D007716:Kluyveromyces / Q000502:physiology*; D010843:Pichia / Q000502:physiology*