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Mixed cultures fermentation for bioconversion of whole bagasse into microbial protein
Author(s) -
Nigam Poonam,
Pandey Ashok,
Prabhu K. A.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
journal of basic microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.58
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1521-4028
pISSN - 0233-111X
DOI - 10.1002/jobm.3620270608
Subject(s) - bagasse , bioconversion , fermentation , trichoderma , biomass (ecology) , food science , inoculation , single cell protein , bacteria , chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , gram , biology , botany , horticulture , agronomy , genetics
Two basidiomycetes cultures, BH 1 and BW 1 , isolated from the biomanure sample of a bio‐gas plant belonging to Polyporus sp., were used in combination with celluolytic cultures viz. Trichoderma sp. and Cellulomonas strain R2 for microbial protein production from whole bagasse. The biomass yields obtained were much higher in mixed cultures fermentation than in corresponding controls. Combination of BH 1 /BW 1 with Cellulomonas proved to be the better in comparison with Trichoderma . Simultaneous inoculation of the bacteria along with BH 1 culture resulted in higher protein production.