title: Production of bacterial cellulose by Gluconacetobacter sp. RKY5 isolated from persimmon vinegar.
abstract: The optimum fermentation medium for the production of bacterial cellulose (BC) by a newly isolated Gluconacetobacter sp. RKY5 was investigated. The optimized medium composition for cellulose production was determined to be 15 g/L glycerol, 8 g/L yeast extract, 3 g/L K2HPO4, and 3 g/L acetic acid. Under these optimized culture medium, Gluconacetobacter sp. RKY5 produced 5.63 g/L of BC after 144 h of shaken culture, although 4.59 g/L of BC was produced after 144 h of static culture. The amount of BC produced by Gluconacetobacter sp. RKY5 was more than 2 times in the optimized medium found in this study than in a standard Hestrin and Shramm medium, which was generally used for the cultivation of BC-producing organisms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Material Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757, Korea.
authors.forename: Soo-Yeon
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jin-Nam
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Young-Jung
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Wee
authors.forename: Don-Hee
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Hwa-Won
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Ryu
mesh_terms: D019342:Acetic Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D019149:Bioreactors / Q000382:microbiology*; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D002482:Cellulose / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D029788:Diospyros / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000382:microbiology*; D020576:Gluconobacter / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D002482:Cellulose; D019342:Acetic Acid