This paper describes the phenotypic and genotypic diversity of a Gram-positive, aerobic bacterial population isolated from the chlorine tank of a wastewater treatment plant. A total of 12 spore- forming, rod-shaped isolates were identified using 16S rRNA gene sequencing and biochemical tests. Pairwise genetic comparisons revealed the identity among sequences obtained from isolates varied from 92.6 to 100%. Simi...
Spores ofBacillus subtilisLAMI008 were entrapped in 3-mm chitosan beads and cross-linked with 0.3%glutaraldehyde forn-hexadecane biodegradation and biosurfactant recovery. When exposed to nutrients,the spores generated vegetative cells without morphological alterations as revealed by atomic forcemicroscopy. The entrapped cells degraded almost 100% of 1% ofn-hexadecane in medium supplementedwith 1% glucose and p...
CARVALHO, A. F. U. et al. Preliminary study on cellulolytic activity of Neoteredo reynei (Bartsch, 1920) (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Teredinidae). Arquivos de Ciências do Mar. Fortaleza, v. 43, n. 2, p. 40-44, 2010.; This work aimed to assess the presence of cellulolytic activity in the microbiote isolated from the digestive tract of Neoteredo reynei and also the presence of cellulolytic activity intrinsic to the anim...
PAES, F. A. Análise de comunidades microbianas de solo de manguezal por T-RFLP e microarranjos de DNA. 2008. XVI; 128 f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Ciências Marinhas Tropicais) - Instituto de Ciências do Mar, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, 2008.; Os manguezais são ecossistemas importantes e produtivos, encontrados ao longo da linha da costa de regiões tropicais e subtropicias. Processos importantes, co...