title: [Storage of industrial microorganisms entrapped into polymer matrices].
abstract: Our study of the techniques of long-term storage of the biomass of various strains of microorganisms, which cause breakdown or transformation of synthetic organic compounds, demonstrates that desiccated agar beads with immobilized microbial cells can be used for this purpose. In addition, the cells can be stored in desiccated matrices of agar or polyvinyl alcohol, coating synthetic cords. Such dry biocatalysts may be used for quick starting of bioreactors and in other biotechnological processes. The technique is applicable to storage of various strains of Pseudomonas, Corynebacterium, Rhodococcus, and, to a lesser extent, Enterobacteriaceae.
authors.affiliation: Saratov Research Institute of Biocatalysis, Russia.
authors.forename: A Iu
authors.initials: AIu
authors.lastname: Fedorov
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Volchenko
authors.forename: I N
authors.initials: IN
authors.lastname: Singirtsev
authors.forename: V I
authors.initials: VI
authors.lastname: Korzhenevich
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Shub
mesh_terms: D000362:Agar; D001419:Bacteria / Q000254:growth & development*; D019149:Bioreactors; D011309:Preservation, Biological / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000362:Agar