Bacterial Cellulose Production by a Novel Levilactobacillus brevis Isolate Using Response Surface-Optimised Agro-Industrial Substrates.

ABSTRACT: High culture medium costs economically constrain bacterial cellulose (BC) production. In parallel, agro-industrial wastes are plentiful but often underutilised sources of carbon and nitrogen substrates that could support microbial growth and metabolite production. This study aimed to bioconvert agro-industrial waste sustainably into BC using response surface methodology. A novel lactic acid bacterium, Levilactobacillus brevis DSS.01, isolated from nata de coco wastewater, was evaluated alongside Acetobacter tropicalis KBC and Komagataeibacter xylinus TISTR 086 for BC production using Australian agro-industrial wastes. Preliminary screening identified pear pomace and rice bran as optimal low-cost carbon and nitrogen sources, respectively. The response surface methodolog

SUBMITTER: Mongkolchat P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12840732 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature