Isolation of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) from mimosa pudica (Semalu) for production of bacterial cellulose

• Main Authors: Lim, Bei Min, Junaidi Zakaria,, Siti Hatijah Mortan,, Shahril Mohamad,, Mohd Hairul Ab Rahim,
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2023
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/22525/1/ME%2010.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/22525/; https://jms.mabjournal.com/index.php/mab/index

Bacterial cellulose (BC) is a potential eco-friendly biopolymer. BC has higher crystallinity and purity compared to plant cellulose. Scientific studies on the production of BC from lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are minimal compared to other common bacteria such as Acetobacter xylinum. LAB was screened...