Morphological characterization and viability assessment of Trichoderma reesei by image analysis.
Biotechnol Prog
; 23(3): 734-40, 2007.
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ABSTRACT
The production of cellulase from the filamentous fungus Trichoderma reesei is a critical step in the industrial process leading to cellulose ethanol. As a result of the lack of quantitative analysis tools, the intimate relationship that exists between the morphological and physiological states of the microorganism, the shear field in the bioreactor, and the process performance is not yet fully understood. A semiautomatic image analysis protocol was developed to characterize the mycelium morphology and to estimate its percentage viability during the fermentation process based on four morphological types (unbranched, branched, entangled, and clumped microorganisms). Pictures taken under bright field microscopy combined with images of fluorescein diacetate stained fungi were used to assess the morphological parameters and the percentage viability of microorganisms simultaneously. The method was tested during the course of fed-batch fermentation in a reciprocating plate bioreactor. The use of the image analysis protocol was found to be successful in quantifying the variations in the morphology and the viability of T. reesei throughout the fermentation.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Trichoderma
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Viabilidade Microbiana
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Biotechnol Prog
Assunto da revista:
BIOTECNOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Canadá