Progress in the development of gelling agents for improved culturability of microorganisms
Gelling agents are required for formulating both solid and semisolid media, vital for the isolation of microorganisms. Gelatin was the first gelling agent to be discovered but it soon paved the way for agar, which has far superior material qualities. Source depletion, issues with polymerase-chain-re...
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| author | Nabajit eDas Naveen eTriparthi Srijoni eBasu Chandra eBose Susmit eMaitra Sukant eKhurana |
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| description | Gelling agents are required for formulating both solid and semisolid media, vital for the isolation of microorganisms. Gelatin was the first gelling agent to be discovered but it soon paved the way for agar, which has far superior material qualities. Source depletion, issues with polymerase-chain-reaction and inability to sustain extermophiles etc., necessitate the need of other gelling agents. Many new gelling agents, such as xantham gum, gellan gum, carrageenan, isubgol and guar gum have been formulated, raising the hopes for the growth of previously unculturable microorganisms. We evaluate the progress in the development of gelling agents, with the hope that our synthesis would help accelerate research in the field. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4d829f37e10c40b0beece98f4f2a25212022-12-21T17:57:07ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Microbiology1664-302X2015-07-01610.3389/fmicb.2015.00698147147Progress in the development of gelling agents for improved culturability of microorganismsNabajit eDas0Naveen eTriparthi1Srijoni eBasu2Chandra eBose3Susmit eMaitra4Sukant eKhurana5Indian Institute of Science Educaton and Research (IISER) KolkataIndian Institute of Science Educaton and Research (IISER) KolkataIndian Institute of Science Educaton and Research (IISER) KolkataIndian Institute of Science Educaton and Research (IISER) KolkataKalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) UniversityIndian Institute of Science Educaton and Research (IISER) KolkataGelling agents are required for formulating both solid and semisolid media, vital for the isolation of microorganisms. Gelatin was the first gelling agent to be discovered but it soon paved the way for agar, which has far superior material qualities. Source depletion, issues with polymerase-chain-reaction and inability to sustain extermophiles etc., necessitate the need of other gelling agents. Many new gelling agents, such as xantham gum, gellan gum, carrageenan, isubgol and guar gum have been formulated, raising the hopes for the growth of previously unculturable microorganisms. We evaluate the progress in the development of gelling agents, with the hope that our synthesis would help accelerate research in the field.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00698/fullAgarCarrageenanCulture MediaGelatinguar gumGelling agent |
| spellingShingle | Nabajit eDas Naveen eTriparthi Srijoni eBasu Chandra eBose Susmit eMaitra Sukant eKhurana Progress in the development of gelling agents for improved culturability of microorganisms Frontiers in Microbiology Agar Carrageenan Culture Media Gelatin guar gum Gelling agent |
| title | Progress in the development of gelling agents for improved culturability of microorganisms |
| title_full | Progress in the development of gelling agents for improved culturability of microorganisms |
| title_fullStr | Progress in the development of gelling agents for improved culturability of microorganisms |
| title_full_unstemmed | Progress in the development of gelling agents for improved culturability of microorganisms |
| title_short | Progress in the development of gelling agents for improved culturability of microorganisms |
| title_sort | progress in the development of gelling agents for improved culturability of microorganisms |
| topic | Agar Carrageenan Culture Media Gelatin guar gum Gelling agent |
| url | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00698/full |
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