Silvia Fernández-Fernández

Ms. Silvia Fernández-Fernández

Centro Nacional de Innovaciones Biotecnológicas, San José, Costa Rica
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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

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29 August 2022 in Applied Microbiology
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Jéssica MonteroJéssica Montero
Jéssica Montero
Silvia Fernández-FernándezSilvia Fernández-Fernández
Silvia Fernández-Fernández
MRMauricio Redondo
Mauricio Redondo
BMBeatriz Mazón
Beatriz Mazón
JVJ. Aníbal Mora Villalobos
J. Aníbal Mora Villalobos
NBNatalia Barboza
Natalia Barboza
The production of lactic acid (LA) through the microbial conversion of agro-industrial residuals is an important process in the biotechnology industry. The growth kinetics of 30 strains of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) isolated from agro-industrial residues were determined and nine strains were selected for microbioreactor fermentation. Lactiplantibacillus pentosus_70-1 (1.662) and L. pentosus_19-2 (1.563) showed the highest OD600 values, whereas the highest growth rates were observed for L. pentosus_19-2 (0.267 h−1) and Weissella soli_31 (0.256 h−1). The production of LA and acetic acid (AA), glucose consumption, and metabolic profiles were determined, without finding significant differences in the production of LA; however, W. soli_29 produced the highest amount of LA (20.833 gL−1) and was able to metabolize most of the studied carbohydrates. Based on these results, W. soli_29 was chosen for a 20 h fermentation in a 7 L bioreactor using both standard medium and milk whey supplemented medium. W. soli_29 produced 16.27 gL−1 and 7.21 gL−1 of LA in each of these mediums, respectively. These results show the underlying potential of Weissella strains for biotechnological applications. Additional analysis which should contemplate different agro-industrial residues and other conditions in bioreactors must be carried out.