نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی انگلیسی
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1 گروه علوم و مهندسی صنایع غذایی، دانشکده کشاورزی، دانشگاه فردوسی مشهد، مشهد، ایران
2 گروه علوم و صنایع غذایی ، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد نور، نور، ایران
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عنوان مقاله English
نویسندگان English
Dairy industry waste, particularly organic-rich dairy sludge, represents a promising and sustainable resource for biotechnological applications. This study evaluated the potential of dairy sludge as a cost-effective medium for the co-production of biomass and exopolysaccharides (EPS) by selected Enterococcus strains. The physicochemical parameters of the dairy sludge were first characterized, revealing a composition of 32.70% fat, 29.32% protein, 9.56% ash, and 30.17% carbohydrates (which adjusted to 28.50% after spray-drying). Five strains were screened through a quantitative culture-dependent approach to evaluate their growth and EPS production. Among the tested isolates, Enterococcus durans K48 exhibited the highest production potential and was selected for further study. Response Surface Methodology (RSM) was employed to optimize the concentrations of key medium components: dairy sludge, sucrose, and yeast extract. Under the optimized conditions (15% dairy sludge, 5% sucrose, and 2.5% yeast extract), a maximum biomass yield of 8,440 mg/L and an EPS yield of 394.2 mg/L were achieved. These findings demonstrate that dairy sludge can serve as a viable and sustainable substrate for Enterococcus cultivation, facilitating efficient biomass and EPS production while contributing to the valorization of dairy processing waste.
کلیدواژهها English