Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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18208 | Enzyme and Microbial Technology | 2006 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Three fungal strains of Aspergillus niger, Trichoderma viride and Penicillium spp., were grown on four alternative plant polysaccharides as C-sources, to induce enzymes able to degrade the bacterial biofilm matrix, for industrial cleaning purposes. Gum arabic and pectin were the C-sources providing supernatants with better Pseudomonas fluorescens biofilm removal ability. Comparable efficiencies, however, could be achieved with different enzymes, suggesting attacks to alternative points or structures of the biofilm matrix.
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Authors
Belén Orgaz, Juliana Kives, Ana M. Pedregosa, Inmaculada F. Monistrol, Fernando Laborda, Carmen SanJosé,