Evaluating beauveria bassiana fungal growth in packed bioreactor

The efficiency of a packed bioreactor for growing Beauveria bassiana was evaluated by using a solid substrate consist-ing of whole wheat as growth source. Temperature and fungal growth were analysed. The parameters used for evaluating the bioreactor were layer thickness, airflow and position inside...

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Autores:
Zapata Zapata, Arley David
Arias Zabala, Mario
Tipo de recurso:
Article of journal
Fecha de publicación:
2003
Institución:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Repositorio:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Idioma:
spa
OAI Identifier:
oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/22186
Acceso en línea:
https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/22186
http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/13220/
Palabra clave:
Fermentación en estado sólido
control biológico
solid-state fermentation
biological control
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Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional
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Summary:The efficiency of a packed bioreactor for growing Beauveria bassiana was evaluated by using a solid substrate consist-ing of whole wheat as growth source. Temperature and fungal growth were analysed. The parameters used for evaluating the bioreactor were layer thickness, airflow and position inside the bioreactor. Operation time was pre-determined; it was used to study fungal growth parameters and productivity. Using Tukey test and a factorial experimental design such as H/D = 0.9 (H: layer height, D: bioreactor diameter) and 12.3 L/min airflow operating conditions, it was observed that fungal productivity was significantly increased compared with the traditional bottle method on the scale being evaluated. Position was the least significant of those factors studied for improving fungal growth. Key words: solid-state fermentation, biological control