Culture and exopolysaccharide production from sugarcane molasses by Gordonia polyisoprenivorans CCT 7137, isolated from contaminated groundwater in Brazil

Gordonia polyisoprenivorans CCT 7137 was isolated from groundwater contaminated with leachate in an old controlled landfill (Sauo Paulo, Brazil), and cultured in GYM medium at different concentrations of sugarcane molasses (2%, 6%, and 10%). The strain growth was analyzed by monitoring the viable cell counts (c.f.u. mL(-1)) and optical density and EPS production was evaluated at the end of the exponential phase and 24 h after it. The analysis of the viable cell counts showed that the medium that most favored bacterial growth was not the one that favored EPS production. The control medium (GYM) was the one that most favored the strain growth, at the maximum specific growth rate of 0.232 h(-1). Differences in bacterial growth when cultured at three different concentrations of molasses were not observed. Production of EPS, in all culture media used, began during the exponential phase and continued during the growth stationary phase. The highest total EPS production, after 24 h of stationary phase, was observed in 6% molasses medium (172.86 g L(-1)) and 10% (139.47 g L(-1)) and the specific total EPS production was higher in 10% molasses medium (39.03 x10(-11)g c.f.u.(-1)). After the exponential phase, in 2%, 6%, and 10% molasses media, a higher percentage of free exopolysaccharides (EPS) was observed, representing 88.4%, 62.4%, and 64.2% of the total, respectively. A different result was observed in pattern medium, which presented EPS made up of higher percentage of capsular EPS (66.4% of the total). This work is the first study on EPS production by G. polyisoprenivorans strain in GYM medium and in medium utilizing sugarcane molasses as the sole nutrient source and suggests its potential use for EPS production by G. polyisoprenivorans CCT 7137 aiming at application in biotechnological processes.

Estudo comparativo do acúmulo de massa seca e macronutrientes por plantas de milho var. BR-106 e Brachiaria plantaginea

Foram realizados dois experimentos, em casa de vegetação, no Departamento de Biologia Aplicada à Agropecuária da FCAV-UNESP de Jaboticabal, objetivando-se determinar o acúmulo de massa seca e a distribuição e acúmulo de macronutrientes em plantas de milho, no período de outubro de 2000 a fevereiro de 2001, e de capim-marmelada, no período de setembro de 2003 a fevereiro de 2004. Os estudos foram realizados em delineamento experimental inteiramente casualizado, com quatro repetições. As plantas cresceram em vasos com capacidade de sete litros - preenchidos com areia de rio lavada e peneirada - e foram irrigadas diariamente com solução nutritiva. Os tratamentos foram representados pelas épocas de amostragem realizadas a intervalos de 14 dias, a saber: 21, 35, 49, 63, 77, 91, 105, 119 e 133 dias após a emergência (DAE) das plantas de milho; e 21, 35, 49, 63, 77, 91, 105, 119, 133 e 147 DAE das plantas de capim-marmelada. O ponto de máximo acúmulo teórico de massa seca deu-se aos 122 DAE para o milho (143,8 g por planta) e aos 143 DAE para o capim-marmelada (23,9 g por planta). A taxa de absorção diária dos macronutrientes atingiu maiores valores entre 71 e 104 DAE para o milho e entre 96 e 111 DAE para a planta daninha. Levando-se em conta a média dos valores de pontos de inflexão observados na cultura do milho, aos 85 DAE uma planta de milho acumula, teoricamente, 83,0 g de massa seca; 788,9 mg de N; 137,5 mg de P; 1.385,6 mg de K; 551,8 mg de Ca; 217,9 mg de Mg; e 92,5 mg de S. Enquanto que, no mesmo período, uma planta de B. plantaginea acumula, teoricamente, 9,6 g de massa seca; 127,8 mg de N; 15,9 mg de P; 217,3 mg de K; 43,9 mg de Ca; 58,3 mg de Mg; e 15,8 mg de S.

Evaluation of fertilizing potential of frozen-thawed dog spermatozoa diluted in ACP-106 (R) using an in vitro sperm-oocyte interaction assay

The aim of present study was to evaluate frozen canine semen with ACP-106 (R) (Powder Coconut Water) using an in vitro sperm-oocyte interaction assay (SOIA). Ten ejaculates from five stud dogs were diluted in ACP-106 (R) containing 20% egg yolk, submitted to cooling in a thermal box for 40 min and in a refrigerator for 30 min. After this period, a second dilution was performed using ACP-106 (R) containing 20% egg yolk and 12% glycerol. Samples were thawed at 38 degrees C for 1 min. Post-thaw motility was evaluated by light microscopy and by using a computer aided semen analysis (CASA). Plasma membrane integrity and sperm morphology/acrosomal status were evaluated by fluorescent probes (C-FDA/PI) and Bengal Rose respectively. Moreover, frozen-thawed semen was analysed by a SOIA. Subjective post-thaw motility was 52.0 +/- 14.8% and it was significant higher than the total motility estimated by CASA (23.0 +/- 14.8%) because this system considered the egg yolk debris as immotile spermatozoa. Although normal sperm rate and acrosomal integrity evaluated by Bengal Rose stain was 89.6 +/- 3.1 % and 94.3 +/- 3.1 %, respectively, post-thaw percentage of intact plasma membrane was only 35.1 +/- 14.3%. Regarding SOIA, the percentage of interacted oocytes (bound, penetrated and bound and/or penetrated) was 75.3%. Using regression analysis, it was found significant relations between some CASA patterns and data for SOIA. In conclusion, the freezing-thawing procedure using ACP-106 (R) was efficient for maintain the in vitro fertility potential of dog spermatozoa.

A SUGGESTION ON THE PAIR OF QSO TRIPLETS 1130+106 (B,A,C), (X,Y,Z)

The alignment of a pair of QSO triplets discovered by Arp and Hazard are tentatively explained by a combination of (I) the idea of quasar ejection by galaxies; (II) a construction by Narlikar suggesting a common origin for the six images; and (III) a nontrivial topology of cosmic space.

South Carolina Federal Feminist Credit Union Records - Accession 106 - M45 (60)

The South Carolina Federal Feminist Credit Union Records consists of a charter, newspaper clippings, photographs, statements, minutes, correspondence, memoranda and brochures relating to the creation and early history of the Credit Union, the first of its kind in the Southeast and the tenth one established in the nation. The Credit Union dissolved on September 1, 1977.

Simulación URANS 2D del flujo alrededor de un cilindro para 104 ≤ Re ≤ 106 con tratamiento de paredes

Máster Universitario en Sistemas Inteligentes y Aplicaciones Numéricas en Ingeniería (SIANI)