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Preservation of rhizobia by lyophilization with trehalose

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dc.creator Pereira Pedro Antonio Arraes
dc.creator Oliver Ann
dc.creator Bliss Fredrick Allen
dc.creator Crowe Lois
dc.creator Crowe John
dc.date 2002
dc.date.accessioned 2013-05-30T05:01:21Z
dc.date.available 2013-05-30T05:01:21Z
dc.date.issued 2013-05-30
dc.identifier http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-204X2002000600012
dc.identifier http://www.doaj.org/doaj?func=openurl&genre=article&issn=0100204X&date=2002&volume=37&issue=6&spage=831
dc.identifier.uri http://koha.mediu.edu.my:8181/jspui/handle/123456789/3825
dc.description The objective of this study was to determine if trehalose can effectively enhance the viability and storage lifetime of Rhizobium tropici and Rhizobium etli after lyophilization as compared to the traditional protective combination of sucrose and peptone. Two strains of bean-nodulating rhizobia were effectively preserved in the lyophilized state by 100 mM trehalose, and survived for at least 12 days, even when stored under non-ideal conditions. Trehalose provided better protection than the sucrose/peptone combination. When protective excipients were introduced inside the cells, strain CFN 42 was more sensitive to the type of additive used than strain CIAT 899, probably because CIAT 899 produces beta (1-2) glucan, which may have a protective effect. beta (1-2) glucan combined with sucrose protected better than trehalose against leakage from freeze-dried liposomes, but by itself it had no protective capability. There was a high level of unfrozen water associated with the hydrated glucan, in addition to a thermal event at approximately 70ºC, corresponding to an observed gel-sol transition in the glucan. These findings may shed light on the mechanism by which the glucan contributes to the protection of dried cells and liposomes, and may lead to further improvements in rhizobial inoculants.
dc.publisher Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa)
dc.source Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira
dc.subject storage
dc.subject inoculation
dc.subject symbiosis
dc.subject glucan
dc.title Preservation of rhizobia by lyophilization with trehalose


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