Published 1990 | Version v1
Journal article

Obtaining mutants of Streptomyces griseoflavus strain 1339, producers of glucose isomerase, following gamma irradiation

  • 1. Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Microbiology, Sofia (Bulgaria)

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A water suspension of Streptomyces griseoflavus strain 1339 spores of a density of 8.7.106 spores/cm3 is gamma irradiated (60Co, RHM-γ-20, 30.3 Gy/min). The survival of Streptomyces griseoflavus strain 1339 spores was determined depending on radiation doses, exposure times and incubation temperature. Five major morphological types of colonies were isolated, characterized by different levels of glucose isomerase activity. Maximum specific glucose isomerase activity (GIU/g) was attained after the third gamma irradiation step using a dose of 3000 Gy. 2 tabs., 3 figs., 7 refs

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Journal Title
Acta Microbiologica Bulgarica
Journal Volume
26
Journal Page Range
p. 39-45.
ISSN
0204-8809
CODEN
AMBUDI