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Characterization of Komagataeibacter Isolate Reveals New Prospects on Waste Stream Valorization for Bacterial Cellulose Production

Version 1 : Received: 13 August 2021 / Approved: 16 August 2021 / Online: 16 August 2021 (08:32:19 CEST)

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Cannazza, P.; Rissanen, A.J.; Guizelini, D.; Losoi, P.; Sarlin, E.; Romano, D.; Santala, V.; Mangayil, R. Characterization of Komagataeibacter Isolate Reveals New Prospects in Waste Stream Valorization for Bacterial Cellulose Production. Microorganisms 2021, 9, 2230. Cannazza, P.; Rissanen, A.J.; Guizelini, D.; Losoi, P.; Sarlin, E.; Romano, D.; Santala, V.; Mangayil, R. Characterization of Komagataeibacter Isolate Reveals New Prospects in Waste Stream Valorization for Bacterial Cellulose Production. Microorganisms 2021, 9, 2230.

Abstract

Komagataeibacter spp. have been used for the bioconversion of industrial wastes and lignocellulosic hydrolysates to bacterial cellulose (BC). Recently studies have demonstrated the capacity of Komagataeibacter spp. in the biotransformation of inhibitors found in lignocellulosic hydrolysates, aromatic lignin-derived monomers (LDMs) and acetate. In general, detoxification and BC synthesis from lignocellulosic inhibitors requires a carbon flow from acetyl-coA towards tricarboxylic acid and gluconeogenesis, respectively. However, the related molecular aspects have not yet been identified in Komagataeibacter spp. In this study, we isolated a cellulose producing bacteria capable of synthesizing BC in a minimal medium containing crude glycerol, a by-product from biodiesel production process. The isolate, affiliated to Komagataeibacter genus, synthesized cellulose in minimal medium containing glucose (3.3±0.3 g/L), pure glycerol (2.2±0.1 g/L) and crude glycerol (2.1±0.1 g/L). Genome assembly and annotation identified four copies of bacterial cellulose synthase operon and genes for redirecting the carbon from central metabolic pathway to gluconeogenesis. According to the genome annotations, a BC production route from acetyl-CoA, a central metabolic intermediate, was hypothesized and was validated using acetate. We identified that when K. rhaeticus ENS9b was grown in minimal medium supplemented with acetate, BC production was not observed. However, in presence of readily utilizable substrate, such as spent yeast hydrolysate, acetate supplementation improved BC synthesis.

Keywords

Komagataeibacter rhaeticus; Bacterial cellulose; Crude glycerol; Minimal medium; Whole-genome analysis; Acetate

Subject

Biology and Life Sciences, Immunology and Microbiology

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