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Zymomonas mobilis has long attracted attention owing to its capacity to ferment hexose to ethanol. From a taxonomic viewpoint, Z. mobilis is a unique species of the genus Zymomonas, separated into three subspecies, Z. mobilis subsp. mobilis, Z. mobilis subsp. pomaceae and Z. mobilis subsp. francensis on the basis of physiological tests, which are often unreliable owing to the genetic proximity among these species. Currently, the use of molecular techniques is more appropriate for identification of these bacterial subspecies. In this study, the 32 strains of Z. mobilis present in the UFPEDA bacterial collection were characterized using molecular techniques, such as sequencing of the 16S rDNA gene and its theoretical restriction profile, classifying them as members of the subspecies, Z. mobilis subsp. mobilis. In addition, anaerobic cultivations were performed, which showed the biological diversity of the strains in terms of growth, sugar consumption and ethanol production. From these results, it was possible to identify the strain Z-2-80 as a promising bacterium for use in the fermentation process. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: Zymomonas mobilis is a bacterium of great relevance to biotechnology, owing to its capacity to ferment hexose to ethanol. On a molecular basis, 32 isolates were identified as Z. mobilis subsp. mobilis. However, intraspecific diversity was identified when these were grown under strictly anaerobic conditions. The results obtained from this study suggest a strain of Z. mobilis as an alternative for use in the fermentation process.
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Reatores Biológicos/microbiologia , DNA Bacteriano/genética , Etanol/metabolismo , Zymomonas/classificação , Zymomonas/metabolismo , Anaerobiose , Brasil , DNA Ribossômico/genética , Fermentação , Hexoses/metabolismo , RNA Ribossômico 16S/genética , Zymomonas/genética , Zymomonas/isolamento & purificaçãoRESUMO
Bio-ethanol production from cane molasses (diluted to 15 % sugar w/v) was studied using the bacterium, Zymomonas mobilis MTCC 92 entrapped in luffa (Luffa cylindrica L.) sponge discs and Ca-alginate gel beads as the immobilizing matrices. At the end of 96 h fermentation, the final ethanol concentrations were 58.7 ± 0.09 and 59.1 ± 0.08 g/l molasses with luffa and Ca-alginate entrapped Z. mobilis cells, respectively exhibiting 83.25 ± 0.03 and 84.6 ± 0.02 % sugar conversion. There was no statistical significant difference (Fischer's LSD) in sugar utilization (t = 0.254, p <0.801) and ethanol production (t =-0.663, p <0.513) between the two immobilization matrices used. Further, the immobilized cells in both the matrices were physiologically active for three more cycles of operation with less than 15 % decrease in ethanol yield in the 4th cycle, which was due to some leakage of cells. In conclusion, luffa sponge was found to be equally good as Ca-alginate as a carrier material for bacterial (Z. mobilis. cell immobilization for ethanol production. Further, it has added advantages such as it is cheap, non-corrosive and has no environmental hazard.
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Ativadores de Enzimas , Etanol/análise , Fermentação , Luffa/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Melaço/análise , Zymomonas/isolamento & purificação , Células Imobilizadas , MétodosRESUMO
Zymomonas mobilis ATCC 10988 is the type strain of the Z. mobilis subsp. mobilis taxon, members of which are some of the most rigorous ethanol-producing bacteria. Isolated from Agave cactus fermentations in Mexico, ATCC 10988 is one of the first Z. mobilis strains to be described and studied. Its robustness in sucrose-substrate fermentations, physiological characteristics, large number of plasmids, and overall genomic plasticity render this strain important to the study of the species. Here we report the finishing and annotation of the ATCC 10988 chromosomal and plasmid genome.
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DNA Bacteriano/química , DNA Bacteriano/genética , Genoma Bacteriano , Análise de Sequência de DNA , Zymomonas/genética , Agave/microbiologia , Etanol/metabolismo , Fermentação , Microbiologia de Alimentos , México , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Plasmídeos , Sacarose/metabolismo , Zymomonas/isolamento & purificação , Zymomonas/metabolismo , Zymomonas/fisiologiaRESUMO
Resumo: Foram obtidos 19 plasmídios recombinantes contendo fragmentos de DNA plamidial de Zymomonas mobilis Ag11, clonados no sítio de EcoRI do pBR325. Os fragmentos clonados variaram de <0,5 a 8,6 Kb. O plasmídio recombinante pZMB12 teve seu peso aumentado, por processos de recombinaçäo, durante sua permanência em Z. mobilis Ag11. Este plasmídio denominado pZMBA12, ao ser clivado com seu tamanho original. O plasmídio recombinantee pZMB12 apresentou maior estabilidade em Z. mobilis do que em E. coli (au)