Influence of different carbon sources on bacterial cellulose production by Gluconacetobacter xylinus strain ATCC 53524

Aims: To determine the effect of carbon sources on cellulose produced by Gluconacetobacter xylinus strain ATCC 53524, and to characterize the purity and structural features of the cellulose produced. Methods and Results: Modified Hestrin Schramm medium containing the carbon sources mannitol, glucose...

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Main Authors: Mikkelsen, D., Flanagan, B., Dykes, Gary, Gidley, M.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Blackwell Science Ltd 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12791