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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (36): 125-131.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2023-0072

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Effect on Spore Producing Ability of Biocontrol Bacterium Bacillus subtilis CS16: Calcium Ions and Manganese Ions in Liquid Fermentation Process

LIN Chenqiang1(), CHEN Longjun1, SU Guangqiu2, JIA Xianbo1, CHEN Jichen1()   

  1. 1 Institute of Resources, Environment and Soil Fertilizer, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou 350013
    2 Pingnan County Bureau of Agriculture and Rual Affairs, Pingnan, Fujian 352300
  • Received:2023-01-29 Revised:2023-05-15 Online:2023-12-25 Published:2023-12-20

Abstract:

This study was conducted to optimize the fermentation conditions for spore production of strain Bacillus subtilis CS16 using the methods of single factor and orthogonal experiment. The effects of type and concentration of mineral salts on the spore count and sporulation rate of Bacillus subtilis CS16 were studied, and then fermentation technology was further optimized by orthogonal experiment on the basis of single-factor experiments. The results showed that the addition of CaCl2 or MnSO4·H2O in the medium significantly increased the spore count (P<0.05). Orthogonal experiment results indicated that the highest spore count reached 2.37×109 cfu/mL after 48 h of fermentation when 0.8% of CaCl2 and 0.04% of MnSO4·H2O were simultaneously added, which was 8.4 times and 6.5 times of the highest spore count compared with CaCl2 and MnSO4·H2O were added alone, respectively. The spore count increased almost 20 times compared with the control group (CK), and the sporulation rate reached to 65.02%, which increased nearly by 50% compared with the CK group. Simultaneous addition of Ca2+ and Mn2+ had a synergistic effect on the spore formation of CS16, which could effectively increase the spore count and sporulation rate in CS16 liquid fermentation process.

Key words: Bacillus subtilis CS16, spore count, sporulation rate, mineral salts