Isolation and characterization of a microorganism that produces biosurfactants in corn steep water

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In this work a Bacillus strain with capacity to produce biosurfactants was isolated from commercial corn steep water (CSW). The identification of this bacterium was based on phenotypic characteristics. This is a Gram-positive Bacillus, macroscopically catalase-negative, that possesses high mobility and forms terminal endospore. The colonies formed by the isolated Bacillus strain are characterized by a creaming, dull and glistening phenotype with a small point-like elevation in the center. Regarding its antimicrobial activity, the isolated Bacillus strain was effective against Candida albicans and Staphylococcus aureus observing, in the presence of pathogenic strains, a phenotype dissociation, switching the colonies from a whitish to yellowish pigmentation. The isolated microorganism, contrarily to other Bacillus strains, has the ability to produce extracellular and cell-bound biosurfactants. The analyses revealed that both biosurfactant extracts are similar to the lipopeptide biosurfactant produced by Bacillus subtilis. ResumenEn este trabajo, una cepa de Bacillus con capacidad para producir biosurfactantes fue aislada de los licores de lavado de maiz (Corn Steep Water (CSW)). La identificacion de esta bacteria se baso en caracteristicas fenotipicas. Esta es un Bacillus gram-positivo, catalasa-negativo que, a nivel macroscopico, posee alta movilidad y forma endosporas terminales. Las colonias formadas por la cepa aislada de Bacillus se caracterizan por un fenotipo cremoso, opaco y brillante, con una pequena elevacion en el centro. En cuanto a su actividad antimicrobiana, la cepa aislada de Bacillus fue eficaz contra Candida albicans y Staphylococcus aureus observando, en presencia de cepas patogenas, una disociacion en su fenotipo, pasando las colonias de una pigmentacion blanquecina a amarillenta. El microorganismo aislado, contrariamente a otras cepas de Bacillus, tiene la capacidad de producir biosurfactantes extracelulares y biosurfactantes ligados a su membrana. Los analisis revelaron que ambos extractos biosurfactantes tienen una composicion similar al biosurfactante lipopeptido producido por Bacillus subtilis.

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