Y Zhan 1 , Q Xu , M-M Yang , H-T Yang , H-X Liu , Y-P Wang , J-H Guo Show Affiliations »
Abstract
AIMS: The effects of different freeze-drying protective agents on the viabilities of biocontrol strains Bacillus cereus AR156, Burkholderia vietnamiensis B418 and Pantoea agglomerans 2Re40 were investigated. METHOD AND RESULTS: Several concentrations of protective and rehydration media were tested to improve the survival of biocontrol agents after freeze-drying. The subsequent survival rates during storage and rehydration media of freeze-dried biocontrol strains were also examined. CONCLUSIONS: The results indicated that cellobiose (5%) and d-galactose (5%) gave maximum viability of strains Bu. vietnamiensis B418 and P. agglomerans 2Re40 (98 and 54·3% respectively) while the perfect one (100%) of strain B. cereus AR156 was obtained with sucrose (5%) during freeze-drying, and the highest survival of the three strains was reached when they were rehydrated with 10% nonfat skim milk. In the following storage, the survival rates showed that B. cereus AR156 could still reach 50% after 12 months. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: This study showed that freeze-drying could be used to stabilize cells of these three biocontrol strains. Further studies should focus on the scale-up possibilities and formulation development. © Nanjing Agricultural University. Letters in Applied Microbiology
AIMS: The effects of different freeze-drying protective agents on the viabilities of biocontrol strains Bacillus cereus AR156, Burkholderia vietnamiensis B418 and Pantoea agglomerans 2Re40 were investigated. METHOD AND RESULTS: Several concentrations of protective and rehydration media were tested to improve the survival of biocontrol agents after freeze-drying. The subsequent survival rates during storage and rehydration media of freeze-dried biocontrol strains were also examined. CONCLUSIONS: The results indicated that cellobiose (5%) and d-galactose (5%) gave maximum viability of strains Bu. vietnamiensis B418 and P. agglomerans 2Re40 (98 and 54·3% respectively) while the perfect one (100%) of strain B. cereus AR156 was obtained with sucrose (5%) during freeze-drying, and the highest survival of the three strains was reached when they were rehydrated with 10% nonfat skim milk. In the following storage, the survival rates showed that B. cereus AR156 could still reach 50% after 12 months. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: This study showed that freeze-drying could be used to stabilize cells of these three biocontrol strains. Further studies should focus on the scale-up possibilities and formulation development. © Nanjing Agricultural University. Letters in Applied Microbiology
© 2011 The Society for Applied Microbiology.
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Year: 2011
PMID： 22017666 DOI： 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2011.03165.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Lett Appl Microbiol ISSN： 0266-8254 Impact factor: 2.858