TITLE:
Cell Surface Determinants Important for Biofilm-Based Solid Substrate Degradation
AUTHORS:
Jitka Dostálková, Vladimír Jirků, Gita Procházková, Lucie Křiklavová, Tomáš Lederer, Tomáš Brányik
KEYWORDS:
Cellulose Biodegradation; Biofilm Formation; Microbial Cell Adhesion; Pseudomonas fluorescens
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Biomaterials and Nanobiotechnology,
Vol.4 No.4A,
December
5,
2013
ABSTRACT: The study links targeted cell surface characterization to the quantified capacity of cellulose degrading Pseudomonas fluorescens cells to colonize a (similarly characterized) cellulosic carrier. The experiments were conducted to clarify the effect of cultivation conditions on the achieved state of this carrier colonization. The suggested approach seems to be sufficient to verify the right choice of cultivation medium as a major factor determining the binding complementarity between microbial cells and solid cellulose.