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Bacillus aryabhattai BA03: a novel approach to the production of natural value-added compounds

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A strain designated as BA03, with the ability to transform ferulic acid into vanillin and 4-vinylguaiacol, was isolated from contaminated cryovials. The production of natural value-added compounds was dependent on the media employed. The morphological and physiological characteristics of this strain were compared with those of the typical vanillin-producer strain Amycolatopsis sp. ATCC 39116. According to a partial 16S rRNA sequence, we determined that BA03 belonged to Bacillus aryabhattai. In addition, analysis of the results showed that this strain exhibited interesting enzymatic activity, including cellulases, laccases, lipases and pectinases. In light of this, we propose new functions for this multitasking microorganism. We suggest that it may be used for converting lignocellulosic wastes into byproducts with industrial uses, and also for treating disposal residues such as dyes in the textile industry. Hence, the possibility for novel research with B. aryabhattai opens up in the fields of biodegradation and/or revalorization of wastes.

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Acknowledgments

We are grateful to the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness for the financial support for this study (Project CTQ2015-71436-C2-1-R), which also received partial financing from the FEDER funds of the European Union, and to the Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports for Alicia Pérez Paz’s FPI. We greatly appreciate the help of Amparo Ruvira Garrigues, Ph.D., from CECT (Spanish Type Culture Collection), for work on sequencing.

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  1. Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Sciences, University of Vigo (Campus Ourense), As Lagoas s/n, 32004, Ourense, Spain

    Alicia Paz & José Manuel Domínguez

  2. Laboratory of Agro-food Biotechnology, CITI-University of Vigo, Tecnópole, Technological Park of Galicia, San Cibrao das Viñas, Ourense, Spain

    Alicia Paz & José Manuel Domínguez

  3. Departamento de Biología Funcional y Ciencias de la Salud. ByCIAMA Group. Laboratory of Microbiology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Vigo (Campus Ourense), As Lagoas s/n, 32004, Ourense, Spain

    Julia Carballo & María José Pérez

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Paz, A., Carballo, J., Pérez, M.J. et al. Bacillus aryabhattai BA03: a novel approach to the production of natural value-added compounds. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 32, 159 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11274-016-2113-5

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