Formation and characterization of biofilms formed by salt-tolerant yeast strains in seawater-based growth medium.

ABSTRACT: Yeast whole cells have been widely used in modern biotechnology as biocatalysts to generate numerous compounds of industrial, chemical, and pharmaceutical importance. Since many of the biocatalysis-utilizing manufactures have become more concerned about environmental issues, seawater is now considered a sustainable alternative to freshwater for biocatalytic processes. This approach plausibly commenced new research initiatives into exploration of salt-tolerant yeast strains. Recently, there has also been a growing interest in possible applications of microbial biofilms in the field of biocatalysis. In these complex communities, cells demonstrate higher resistance to adverse environmental conditions due to their embedment in an extracellular matrix, in which physical, chemical, and physiolog

SUBMITTER: Zarnowski R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8097662 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature