Screening and Identification of a Strain Producing Dihydroxyacetone During Oxidation of Glycerol

Abstract:

More than 20 strains capable of producing dihydroxyacetone from glycerol were isolated from 4 different natural environment samples by using two detection methods. The strain 6-8 which could grow on medium containing glycerol as sole carbon source had a higher converting capability. Under a better culture, the highest DHA production of the strain 6-8 reached 6.4 g/L. In addition to general morphological and biochemical characteristics, the strain 6-8 was identified by 16S rDNA sequence and systematic analysis. The results showed that 16S rDNA sequence of the strain 6-8 had similarity of 99.7% with Acinetobacter sp. suggesting that the strain 6-8 is one of subspecies of Acinetobacter sp.

Key words:Glycerol, Dihydroxyacetone, Screening, Identification