title: Evaluation of different alkali treatments of bagasse pith for cultivation of Cellulomonas sp.
abstract: Biomass production of Cellulomonas was optimal with 1% (w/v) bagasse pith pre-treated with either 0.2 M NaOH for 1 h at 80°C or 0.4 M NaOH for 40 h at 28 to 30°C. Growth was similar to that obtained with a more severe treatment used as control and compared well with other reports for cellulolytic bacteria cultivated on pre-treated bagasse pith.
authors.affiliation: Cuban Research Institute for Sugar-cane By-products, PO Box 4026, CP 11 000, Havana, Cuba.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Alvarez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Enríquez