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Stress resistance of PHA accumulating bacteria against conditions associated with gastrointestinal tract
Kovářová, Radka ; Nováčková, Ivana (referee) ; Obruča, Stanislav (advisor)
This bachelor thesis is focused on stress resistance of PHA accumulating bacteria against unfavourable conditions associated with gastrointestinal tract. Two bacterial strains were chosen as model microorganisms for this purpose. Cupriavidus necator H16 producing PHA and its mutant strain Cupriavidus necator PHB-4 without the ability of PHA accumulation. Firstly, three gastrointestinal juices of different concentrations were chosen for the experimental part, namely gastric, bile and pancreatic juices. The stressed bacterial strain was then determined using a spread plate method and a flow cytometry. Other methods used include antimicrobial tests. The agar diffusion method was first tested to determine the size of the inhibition zones. The last method that has been performed is the broth dilution method, which serves to compare the absorbance of pure bacterial suspensions and stressed suspensions with the given juice of a certain concentration. The results show that the production of PHA represents a disadvantage in context of conditions associated with gastrointestinal tract of accumulating bacterial strain.
Stress resistance of PHA accumulating bacteria against conditions associated with gastrointestinal tract
Kovářová, Radka ; Nováčková, Ivana (referee) ; Obruča, Stanislav (advisor)
This bachelor thesis is focused on stress resistance of PHA accumulating bacteria against unfavourable conditions associated with gastrointestinal tract. Two bacterial strains were chosen as model microorganisms for this purpose. Cupriavidus necator H16 producing PHA and its mutant strain Cupriavidus necator PHB-4 without the ability of PHA accumulation. Firstly, three gastrointestinal juices of different concentrations were chosen for the experimental part, namely gastric, bile and pancreatic juices. The stressed bacterial strain was then determined using a spread plate method and a flow cytometry. Other methods used include antimicrobial tests. The agar diffusion method was first tested to determine the size of the inhibition zones. The last method that has been performed is the broth dilution method, which serves to compare the absorbance of pure bacterial suspensions and stressed suspensions with the given juice of a certain concentration. The results show that the production of PHA represents a disadvantage in context of conditions associated with gastrointestinal tract of accumulating bacterial strain.

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