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ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2025

Novel biostimulant bacterial exopolysaccharides production via solid-state fermentation as a valorisation strategy for agri-food waste.

Enric Garcia-Muchart, Oscar Martínez-Avila, Laura Mejias, Eline Gilles, Chloé Bluteau, Lucie Lavergne, Sergio Ponsá

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7 authors.

Enric Garcia-MuchartBETA Tech Centre (TECNIO Network), University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia, Ctra. de Roda 70, 08500, Vic, Spain.
Oscar Martínez-AvilaBETA Tech Centre (TECNIO Network), University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia, Ctra. de Roda 70, 08500, Vic, Spain. oscarmauricio.martinez@uvic.cat.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7561-4013
Laura MejiasBETA Tech Centre (TECNIO Network), University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia, Ctra. de Roda 70, 08500, Vic, Spain.
Eline GillesBETA Tech Centre (TECNIO Network), University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia, Ctra. de Roda 70, 08500, Vic, Spain.
Chloé BluteauBETA Tech Centre (TECNIO Network), University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia, Ctra. de Roda 70, 08500, Vic, Spain.
Lucie LavergneBETA Tech Centre (TECNIO Network), University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia, Ctra. de Roda 70, 08500, Vic, Spain.
Sergio PonsáBETA Tech Centre (TECNIO Network), University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia, Ctra. de Roda 70, 08500, Vic, Spain.

Funding

Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación PID2020-120568RB-I00
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bacterial exopolysaccharides (EPS) are extracellular polymer-based substances recently defined as potential plant biostimulants, as they can increase nutrient uptake, water retention, and resistance to abiotic stress. As sugar-based substances, the bacteria producing them need to grow in a sugar-rich substrate. Hence, some agri-food by-products could be used as suitable carbon sources for EPS production as a cost-effective and more sustainable alternative to conventional substrates. Thus, this study aimed to produce EPS from specific bacterial strains through solid-state fermentation (SSF) using agri-food waste as a low-cost substrate. Six residues and five bacterial strains were tested in a lab-scale SSF system. From the assessed substrate-strain combinations, Burkholderia cepacia with ginger juice waste (GJW) resulted in the most promising considering several process parameters (EPS production, cumulative oxygen consumption, biomass growth, reducing sugars consumption). Also, dynamic monitoring of the system allowed for establishing 5 days as a suitable fermentation time. Then, using response surface methodology (Box-Behnken design), the process was optimised based on airflow rate (AF), inoculum size (IS), and micronutrient concentration (MN). In this stage, the best conditions found were at 0.049 (± 0.014) L h

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Polysaccharides, BacterialFermentationFood Loss and WasteFood Loss and WastePolysaccharides, BacterialAgri-food by-productsBiostimulantsBurkholderia cepaciaCircular economyExopolysaccharidesSolid-state fermentationWaste valorisation

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PMID39044054
PMCPMC12695957

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