title: An improved agar medium for growth of Geobacillus thermoglucosidarius strains.
abstract: Geobacillus species have potential applications in many biotechnological processes. They are fastidious in their vitamin and amino acid requirements. A new semi-defined agar medium (SDM) was developed which gave consistently high viable cell counts of various G. thermoglucosidasius strains (5×108-6×108cfu/ml) under aerobic conditions at 70°C.
authors.affiliation: Division of Biology, Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine, London SW7 AZ, UK; Biotech Consultants Ltd., 263 Frimley Green Road, Camberley, Surrey GU16 6LD, UK.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Javed
authors.affiliation: Division of Biology, Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine, London SW7 AZ, UK; Biotech Consultants Ltd., 263 Frimley Green Road, Camberley, Surrey GU16 6LD, UK.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Baghaei-Yazdi
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1, Canada.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.affiliation: Division of Biology, Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine, London SW7 AZ, UK. Electronic address: s.amartey@imperial.ac.uk.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Amartey
mesh_terms: D000362:Agar / Q000737:chemistry*; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D001709:Biotechnology; D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry*; D056506:Geobacillus / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006358:Hot Temperature; D014815:Vitamins / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D003470:Culture Media; D014815:Vitamins; D000362:Agar
keywords: Defined/minimal media; Fastidious; Geobacillus thermoglucosidasius; Gram-positive; Mixed acid producers; Thermophilic bacteria