Substrate dependent in vitro antifungal activity of Bacillus sp strain AR2.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Biosurfactants are a structurally diverse group of secondary metabolites with lots of potential to serve mankind. Depending upon the structure and composition they may exhibit properties that make them suitable for a particular application. Structural and compositional diversity of biosurfactant is unambiguously substrate dependent. The present study investigates the qualitative and quantitative effect of different water soluble carbon source on the biosurfactant produced by Bacillus amylofaciens strain AR2.

Results

Strain AR2 produced lipopeptide type biosurfactant while growing on water soluble carbon sources. Maximum biosurfactant production was observed in the sucrose supplemented minimal salt medium (MSM). Strain AR2 exhibited carbon source dependent surface

SUBMITTER: Singh AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4028101 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature