Date of Award
2013
Document Type
Honors Thesis
Department
Biology
First Advisor
Robert Zdor
Abstract
If rhizobacteria are to be used for weed biocontrol, a practical means of storing them must be found. In this project I sought to use the natural products exopolysaccharide and hydroxygectoine to improve the survival of Acidovorax delafieldii dry formulated with either an oat flour, maltose, and trehalose formulation or Celite (diatomaceous earth). When formulated with the oat flour, maltose, and trehalose, the expolysaccharide allowed for modest survival after 24 hours of drying. Using Celite, a preferred carrier, hydroxyectoine led to bacterial populations of 6.2 x 10(4) cells / g formulation after 24 hours of drying after 48 hours of cold storage.
Recommended Citation
Thomas, David N., "The Role of Natural Products in Acidovorax delafieldii ATH2-2RS/1 Survival in a Dry Formulation" (2013). Honors Theses. 76.
https://dx.doi.org/10.32597/honors/76/
https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/honors/76
Subject Area
Rhizobacteria., Weeds--Biological control, Microbial exopolysaccharides.
Creative Commons License
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DOI
https://dx.doi.org/10.32597/honors/76/