Development Of Nutrient Media Research Articles

NON-TRADITIONAL RAW MATERIALS FOR BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTIONS AND SOME ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF THEIR DISPOSAL

It has been proved in the work that non-traditional, annually renewable wastes of plant raw materials − cuttings of fruit trees, hop stems and castor bean stems − are rational to be used for further biotechnological processing in order to obtain a valuable protein feed supplement. The negative impact of burning these plant wastes on soil microbiota has been confirmed. Technological properties, chemical and biopolymer composition of the plant waste have been studied. It has been found out that the optimum particle sizes for all three types of the studied waste are 20–35 mm in fibre length. Such grinding degree provides the best diffusion of the hydrolyzing agent into the particles of the raw material and the extraction of monosaccharides into the solution. All types of the analysed plant waste have a high content of polysaccharides, extractive substances, which will allow to use them as potential raw materials for the development of nutrient media to cultivate microorganisms in biotechnological industries. Acid degradation of biopolymers of the analysed raw materials has been carried out in laboratory conditions. Hydrolysate-based nutrient media have been obtained in laboratory conditions and their biological quality has been studied. Yeast culture strains, which are able to grow actively on the hydrolysates of fruit tree cuttings, hop and castor bean stems, have been selected, and Candida tropicalis culture has been cultivated during the process of periodic cultivation. The negative impact of burning plant residues on the soil microbiological status has been investigated. Samples of the soil were taken from the experimental plot before and after burning of the plant waste, microbiological studies of the total number of mesophilic aerobic and facultative anaerobic microorganisms, and nitrogen-fixing ones were conducted, since they are the only living organisms capable of absorbing molecular nitrogen from the air and incorporating it into the cycle of nitrogenous substances. The total number of microbes is reduced by 45%, and the number of nitrogen-fixing bacteria is halved. The process of their regeneration is rather slow, which will significantly affect soil fertility, and soil ashing can lead to changes in crops capable of producing high yields on this soil, and will require scientifically based crop rotations.

Study of the Effect of a Biologically Active Compound Tris(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium 4-Chlorophenylsulfanylacetate on the Growth of Listeria monocytogenes and Staphylococcus aureus

Background. Development of nutrient media ensuring the maximum growth rate of pathogens of dangerous infectious diseases while preserving their biological properties is extremely important. A promising direction in this area seems to be the use of synthetic microbial growth biostimulants.The aim of the work is to study the possibility of improving nutrient media for the cultivation of Listeria and Staphylococcus using a biologically active compound tris(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium 4-chlorophenylsulfanylacetate.Materials and methods. The object of the study was experimental nutrient medium for the cultivation of Listeria used for the culturing of the test strain Listeria monocytogenes 766. As a comparison medium, commercial medium Fraser broth to which agar was added at a concentration of 1.5 %, was used. The test strain Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 6538-P (FDA 209-P) was cultivated on meat-peptone agar with 1% glucose. The compound tris(2-hydroxyethyl) ammonium (4-chlorophenyl)sulfanylacetate at a concentration of 10–4 wt. % was studied as a growth stimulator. A nutrient medium without a stimulant served as a control. The specific activity of nutrient media (germination rate, medium sensitivity, growth rate and stability of the main biological properties of microorganisms) was evaluated by the microbiological method.Results. Studies have shown that the addition of a growth stimulator to nutrient media contributes to the growth of colonies (by 10–50 %) and a decrease in the time of their development. When growth stimulator was added to the nutrient medium for the cultivation of Listeria, the initial growth of colonies of the L. monocytogenes 766 test strain after 12 hours of cultivation and growth of colonies of the test strain S. aureus ATCC 6538-P after 6 hours of cultivation on the meat-peptone agar with 1% glucose was observed.Conclusion. Thus, the addition of a growth biostimulator tris(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium 4-chlorophenylsulfanyl acetate at a concentration of 10–4 wt. % in the nutrient medium accelerates the growth of Listeria and Staphylococcus, allows to reduce the time of issuance of the analysis result in half.

Modern Principles of Classification and Development of Nutrient Media for Culturing of Human and Animal Cells

Analysis of the main principles of classification and development of nutrient media used for culturing of human and animal cells in biology and medicine is presented. The key moments of induction and regulation of mitogenic cascades and their differences in cells of continuous lines, diploid cells, and primary cultures are discussed. Some variants of classification of nutrient media for various cell culture types are described. Peculiarities of composition and the prospects of using serum-free media are discussed. Practical results obtained by the authors in the development of diverse purpose nutrient media are presented.

Biotechnology for saving rare and threatened flora in a biodiversity hotspot

The Southwest Australian Floristic Region (SWAFR) is a plant biodiversity hotspot with a geographically isolated and predominantly endemic flora. Known threatening processes (i.e. excessive clearing of native vegetation, soil salinity, soil erosion and chronic weed infestation) combined with uncertain but potentially deleterious environmental (climate) changes pose great challenges for conservation and restoration efforts. With a paucity of nature reserves, in situ protection of species can be problematic. For many species, ex situ conservation becomes the only viable strategy for saving species from extinction via seed banking or living collections established through vegetative propagation, or tissue (in vitro) culture methods. Development of specific in vitro protocols is necessary to successfully initiate culture lines, with considerable development of nutrient media, plant growth regulator regimes and incubation conditions required to optimise shoot regeneration and multiplication, especially with woody species of the SWAFR. In addition, integration of root induction and acclimatization stages has allowed significant improvements in speed and success of plant production of both endangered and difficult-to-propagate woody species. We contend that there is also considerable potential for expansion of alternative in vitro technologies such as somatic embryogenesis for difficult taxa to complement existing ex situ conservation and restoration strategies in biodiversity hotspots such as SWAFR.

Development of Nutrient Media out of Vegetable Material for Culturing Particularly Dangerous Infections Agents

5 experimental nutritious bases were prepared out of plant materials (soybeans, soymilk, sugar-beet molasses - sugar syrup), and their physical and chemical parameters and amino-acid composition were studied. Nutrient media developed on experimental basis met the nutritious demands of studied strains of plague, cholera, anthrax microbes and sporogenous saprophytes.