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| Author(s): |
Ana Paula Guarnieri Bassi
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | Piracicaba. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALA/BC) |
| Defense date: | 2011-10-14 |
| Examining board members: |
Sandra Regina Ceccato Antonini;
Antonio Sampaio Baptista;
Reinaldo Gaspar Bastos
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| Advisor: | Sandra Regina Ceccato Antonini |
| Abstract | |
The species Dekkera bruxellensis has been considered as the main contaminant yeast in several fermentative processes, including the fuel alcohol production, showing a surprising growth capacity and adaptation in those substrates. However, a little is known about their growth characteristics in stressing conditions and fermentative profile. In this context, this work aimed to evaluate the stress tolerance and fermentative characteristics exhibited by three strains of D. bruxellensis isolated from the alcoholic fermentation, besides the effect of the contamination in sugar cane juice over the fermentative parameters, searching for information that could contribute to the management of the alcoholic fermentation when the medium is contaminated with this yeast. Characterization tests in YEPD medium (solid and liquid) under stressing conditions for the D. bruxellensis and S. cerevisiae (PE-02) strains were carried out. The effect of the acid treatment associated with ethanol over the cell viability of the four strains in shaken and non-shaken flasks was also evaluated. Following, fermentative tests in synthetic medium (without cell recycle) and in sugar cane juice (with cell recycle and with/without acid treatment) were carried out to verify the fermentative characteristics of the strains of D. bruxellensis comparing to S. cerevisiae, simulating a contamination by 103 cells/mL of the strain CCA155 in sugar cane juice. All the strains of D. bruxellensis showed invasiveness in YEPD agar medium, probably a survival mechanism in stressful conditions. A variation in the response of the strains to the stressing conditions (low pH and high ethanol concentration) was observed. In nonstressing situations, the strain PE-02 showed better growth; however, in stressing conditions of pH, ethanol and sugar concentrations, the strains of D. bruxellensis had better growth performance. The effective control of their growth could be obtained with a combined treatment of low pH (1.5) and ethanol (9%), however, a significant harmful effect to the S. cerevisiae strain was also verified, but in a lower extension. In batch system without cell recycle in synthetic medium, it was verified the influence of agitation over the ethanol and acid production by D. bruxellensis. The alcohol content was significantly higher when glucose was utilized instead of sucrose. In batch system with cell recycle in sugar cane juice, the best results for ethanol production, lower residual total reducing sugar and higher fermentative efficiency were obtained with the acid treatment of the ferment at pH 1.5, as well as a better growth control of the strain CCA155, in mixed culture with S. cerevisiae (PE-02). The acid treatment utilized in this work had effect not only over the growth of the contaminant yeast, but also benefited the yeast S. cerevisiae, resulting in the minimization of the effect of the contaminant over the fermentation developed in sugar cane juice medium in 12-hour ten fermentative cycles. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 09/07061-0 - Evaluation of the stress tolerance in Dekkera yeasts isolated from the alcoholic fermentation |
| Grantee: | Ana Paula Guarnieri Bassi Alvarenga |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |