PRODUCTION Of NUTRIENT SOURCES FOR RHIZOBIUM

LIST OF TABLES
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1� Currently described species of rhizobia………………………………………………….….……..3
2� Summary of carbon utilization by Rhizobium spp…………………………………………………6
3� Classification of the ascomycetous yeasts…………………………………………………………..…….12
4� Summary of basidiomycetous yeast groups……………………………………………………....15
5� Structure and characteristic of sugar alcohols……………………………………………….……18
6� Composition of raw materials for staple foods of different populations…………………….……28
7� Classification of major enzymes involved in starch breakdown……………………………….…29
8� Some properties of partially characterized amylolytic yeast……………………………….……..32
9� Industrial uses of yeast biomass…………………………………………………………………..34
10� Primary screening of glycerol and mannitol production by yeast strains when cultured in the
medium containing 5% glucose for estimation concentration usingTLC
analysis…….………………………………………………………….…………………………..59
11� Primary screening of glycerol and mannitol production by type strains when culturing in
the medium containing 5% glucose for estimation concentration usingTLC analysis…………...62
12� Screening of glycerol and mannitol from 4 days YEPD medium containing 5% glucose assayed
by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)…………………….……………….…...64
13� Clear zone diameter from iodine test on starch agar medium in preliminary screening test for
starch hydrolyzation ability of yeasts………………………………….…………………..…….. 66
14� Production of α-amylase, β-amylase, and glucoamylase activity by the yeast isolate
KAY1……………………………………………………………………………………………118
15� The comparison of media for Bradyrhizobium cultivation………………………………...……121
16� The comparison of media containing glycerol for Bradyrhizobium cultivation………...………122
17� Growth of Bradyrhizobium on media containing glycerol…………………………….………...123
18� The comparison of media containing mannitol for Bradyrhizobium cultivation…….…….……125
19� Growth of Bradyrhizobium on media containing mannitol………………………….……..……126