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The Effect of Medium Composition upon the Production of Pyocin
Author(s) -
PAU W. S.,
TERRY C. S.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
journal of applied bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.889
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2672
pISSN - 0021-8847
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1976.tb00648.x
Subject(s) - pseudomonas aeruginosa , cetrimide , bacteriocin , chemistry , composition (language) , extraction (chemistry) , production (economics) , pseudomonas , microbiology and biotechnology , food science , bacteria , chromatography , biology , organic chemistry , microeconomics , medicine , antimicrobial , genetics , dentistry , chlorhexidine , economics , linguistics , philosophy
Cetrimide (0.03% w/v), added to a semi‐synthetic medium, raised pyocin titre tenfold over the other media tested, maintained the high level of pyocin for up to 24 h and also reduced slime production by Pseudomonas aeruginosa , thus facilitating extraction and purification of pyocin.