Journal
APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 172, Issue 1, Pages 549-560Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s12010-013-0562-y
Keywords
Bacillus megaterium; Carbon source; Environmental-friendly chelating agents; Iron chelator; Siderophore production
Funding
- Porto University/Totta Bank [180]
- Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia (FCT) through the Portuguese Government [LA23/2013-2014, PEST-C/EQB/LA0006/2011]
- FCT [SFRH/BPD/72816/2010]
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Siderophore production by Bacillus megaterium was detected, in an iron-deficient culture medium, during the exponential growth phase, prior to the sporulation, in the presence of glucose; these results suggested that the onset of siderophore production did not require glucose depletion and was not related with the sporulation. The siderophore production by B. megaterium was affected by the carbon source used. The growth on glycerol promoted the very high siderophore production (1,182 mu mol g(-1) dry weight biomass); the opposite effect was observed in the presence of mannose (251 mu mol g(-1) dry weight biomass). The growth in the presence of fructose, galactose, glucose, lactose, maltose or sucrose, originated similar concentrations of siderophore (546-842 mu mol g(-1) dry weight biomass). Aeration had a positive effect on the production of siderophore. Incubation of B. megaterium under static conditions delayed and reduced the growth and the production of siderophore, compared with the incubation in stirred conditions.
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