Publications

extracellular polymeric substances enhanced mass transfer of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the two-liquid-phase system for biodegradation.	the objective was to elucidate the role of extracellular polymeric substances (eps) in biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in two-liquid-phase system (tlps). therefore, biodegradation of phenanthrene (phe) was conducted in a typical tlps--silicone oil-water--with phe-degrading bacteria capable of producing eps, sphingobium sp. phe3 and micrococcus sp. phe9. the results showed that the presence of both strains enhanced mass transfer of phe from silicone oil to water, and that biode ...	2011	21327962
sterility of the personal protection system in total joint arthroplasty.	background: bacteria shed by operating room personnel is a source of wound contamination and postoperative infections. the personal protection system (pps) was designed to decrease airborne bacteria and intraoperative contamination in total joint arthroplasty. questions/purposes: we determined the microbial contamination rate of the pps and incidence of contamination with key pathogens, staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci. patients and methods: we prospectively evaluated p ...	2011	21671110
Quantification of polyphenols during retting and characterization of bacteria from the Kadinamkulam Backwaters, Kerala.	The retting environment which provides a competitive niche for specialized microbes is speculated to harbour a variety of microbes with high biodegradation potential. In this context, an effort has been made to isolate and identify bacterial species having high tolerance to phenol In vitro. Maximum polyphenol (1.897 mg l(-1)) as observed during the initial period of retting, which decreased as retting proceeded. Based on biochemical characterization, the isolated bacterial strains were identifie ...	2011	21888245
a pilot study on ethanol-polyethylene glycol-formalin fixation of farm animal cadavers.	most embalming of cadavers for anatomical dissection in veterinary medicine has used 6-10% formaldehyde resulting in discoloured and rigid specimens. this project produced teaching specimens of sheep, horse and calf cadavers having their musculoskeletal and visceral structures with a natural appearance using a fixation solution with lowered concentrations of formaldehyde (2% and 3%) together with ethanol and polyethylene glycols. fixation parameters (palpable consistency, flexibility, colour, ti ...	2011	22059293
production of salami from ostrich meat with strains of lactobacillus sake, lactobacillus curvatus and micrococcus sp.	the aim of this study was to produce italian-type salami from ostrich meat using different combinations of lactobacillus sake, lactobacillus curvatus and micrococcus sp., and to compare the sensory characteristics of these products to that of salami produced with glucono-delta-lactone (gdl). meat inoculated with starter cultures was fermented for four days (20-22 °c, 97-99% rh) and ripened for a further 11 days (16-18 °c, 40-60% rh). cell counts of lactic acid bacteria and micrococci, and change ...	1996	22060827
use of bacteriocin-producing starter cultures of lactobacillus plantarum and lactobacillus curvatus in production of ostrich meat salami.	ostrich meat salami was produced by using lactobacillus plantarum strain 423 and lactobacillus curvatus strain df126. the strains produce the bacteriocins plantaricin 423 and curvacin df126, respectively. the specific activity of plantaricin 423 in mrs broth at 30 °c increased as the ph decreased from 6.5 to 3.5, but activity subsequently decreased. the activity of curvacin df126 increased under the same conditions, but remained stable for the duration of the growth cycle. maximum curvacin df126 ...	2004	22060880
highly efficient decolorization of malachite green by a novel micrococcus sp. strain bd15.	malachite green (mg) is used for a variety of applications but is also known to be carcinogenic and mutagenic. in this study, a novel micrococcus sp. (strain bd15) was observed to efficiently decolorize mg. the purposes of this study were to explore the optimal conditions for decolorization and to evaluate the potential use of this strain for mg decolorization.	2011	22327642
extraction, purification and characterization of a protease from micrococcus sp. vkmm 037.	the haloalkaliphilic bacterium micrococcus sp. vkmm 037, isolated from an effluent of the caustic soda industry, was found to produce a protease. maximal proteolytic activity was observed in cell culture grown at 40 degrees c using 2% (w/v) glycerol, 2% (w/v) beef extract and 2% (w/v) peptone as nutrients in medium also containing 0.85 m nacl with a ph of 10.0. an efficient purification procedure combining ammonium sulphate precipitation and q-sepharose ion-exchange chromatography was developed. ...	2011	22329139
decolorization of azo dye (orange mr) by an autochthonous bacterium, micrococcus sp. dbs 2.	soil and sediment samples obtained from orange mr dye contaminated habitat were screened for heterotrophic bacterial population. the heterotrophic bacterial density of dye-contaminated soil was 2.14 × 10(6) cfu/g. the generic composition of heterotrophic bacterial population was primarily composed of 10% of proteus sp., 15% aeromonas sp., 20% bacillus sp., 25% pseudomonas sp. and 30% micrococcus sp. the bacterial strain that decolorized the azo dye orange mr up to 900 ppm was identified as micro ...	2011	22654158