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Background<br />

1.2.1.2 Substrate spectrum<br />

Physiological studies on R. baltica showed optimal growth between 28 and 30°C. The<br />

bacterium is strictly aerobic, glucose will not be fermented and nitrate cannot serve as an<br />

electron acceptor. Growth experiments on liquid yielded that R. baltica can utilise a wide<br />

range of mono- and disaccharides (Tab 1) (Schlesner et al. 2004).<br />

Tab 1 Substrates tested on Rhodopirellula baltica modified after Schlesner et al. (Schlesner et al. 2004)<br />

Substrates used as carbon source<br />

Substrates not used as carbon source<br />

Monosaccharides<br />

C6: glucose, fructose, mannose, galactose, trehalose,<br />

C5: lyxose, ribose, xylose<br />

Monosaccharides<br />

C6: sorbose<br />

C5: -<br />

Modified monosaccarides<br />

methylated: rhamnose<br />

N-acetylated: N-acetylglucosamine<br />

Others: esculin, salicin<br />

Disaccharides<br />

cellobiose, lactose, maltose, sucrose, melibiose,<br />

amygdalin<br />

Trisaccharides<br />

melezitoase, raffinose<br />

Polysaccarides<br />

chondroitin sulphate, gelatine, starch, dextrin<br />

C1<br />

-<br />

Others<br />

glycerol, gluconate, glucuronate<br />

Modified monosaccarides<br />

methylated: fucose<br />

N-acetylated: -<br />

Others: -<br />

Disaccharides<br />

-<br />

Trisaccharides<br />

-<br />

Polysaccarides<br />

cellulose, chitin, alginate<br />

C1<br />

methylamine, methylsulfonate, methanol<br />

Others<br />

methanol, ethanol, erythritol, adonitol, arabitol,<br />

dulcitol, inositol, mannitol, sorbitol, acetate,<br />

adipate, benzoate, caproate, citrate, formiate,<br />

fumarate, glutarate, lactate, malate, 2-<br />

oxoglutarate, phthalate, propionate, pyruvate,<br />

succinate, tartrate, norleucine, ornithine, urea,<br />

indole, inulin, pectin, casein, tween 80, all 20<br />

amino acids<br />

N-acetylglucosamine (NAG) can be used as the only energy and nitrogen source (Rabus et al.<br />

2002). NAG is a main structural component in chitin and a substantial constituent of the<br />

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