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Bioluminescence of Pseudomonas Fluorescens HK44 in the Course of Encapsulation into Silica Gel. Effect of Methanol
- 1.0359057 - ÚCHP 2012 RIV CZ eng J - Journal Article
Trögl, J. - Kuncová, Gabriela - Kuráň, P.
Bioluminescence of Pseudomonas Fluorescens HK44 in the Course of Encapsulation into Silica Gel. Effect of Methanol.
Folia Microbiologica. Roč. 55, č. 6 (2010), s. 569-575. ISSN 0015-5632. E-ISSN 1874-9356
R&D Projects: GA MŠMT ME 893
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z40720504
Keywords : catabolic reporter bacterium * recombinant escheria-coli * optical biosensor
Subject RIV: CE - Biochemistry
Impact factor: 0.977, year: 2010
The bioluminescence (BLM) and colony-forming units (CFU) of Pseudomonas fluorescens HK44 were monitored during encapsulation into pre-polymerized Si(OMe)(4). The non-induced BLM of free cells was increased in the presence of 0.5-2.5 % MeOH. After mixing silica sol with the cell suspension, both BLM and CFU dropped to 1-3 and 8-18 %, respectively; both remained lowered as long as the silica biofilm contained residual MeOH. The kinetics of MeOH being released from silica biofilms (a thickness of 2-6 mm) were first-order. The decrease of bacterial activity due to encapsulation was proportional to the biofilm thickness. MeOH evolving during encapsulation is probably the principal stress factor but not the only one.
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