본 연구에서는 bacterial cellulose를 생산하는 감귤에서 분리된 Gluconacetobacter sp. gel_SEA623-2를 이용하여 초기 초산농도 및 Lactobacillus plantarum KCCM 80077 유산균을 접종한 mixed culture가 bacterial cellulose 생산성에 미치는 영향을 알아보았다. 0.5%의 초산을 첨가한 mixed culture의 경우 초기 생균수가 $2.4{ imes}10^6CFU/ml$에서 14일 동안 배양한 이후에 $1.1{ imes}10^7CFU/ml$까지 증가하였고 total acidity가 0.5%의 초산을 첨가한 single culture와 비교하여 0.3% 가량 높게 측정되어 유산균에 의해 추가적으로 젖산이 생성된 것으로 판단된다. Single culture에서는 초기 초산농도가 0.0 및 0.5%일 때 1.0% 농도와 비교하여 상대적으로 높은 bacterial cellulose 생산성을 나타내기는 하였으나 유의적인 차이는 보이지 못하였다. 하지만 mixed culture에서는 0.5%의 초산을 첨가하였을 때 $37.83{pm}6.81g/L$의 dry weight과 $10.33{pm}0.58mm$의 thickness를 나타냄으로써 1%의 초산을 첨가한 single culture의 $28.40{pm}1.23g/L$와 $7.50{pm}0.50mm$의 생산량과 비교하여 유의적인 차이를 나타내었다(P<0.05).
In this study, Gluconacetobacter sp. gel_SEA623-2 isolated from citrus that produces bacterial cellulose was used to examine the effect of initial concentration of acetic acid and mixed culture inoculated with Lactobacillus plantarum KCCM 80077 on productivity of bacterial cellulose. In mixed culture added with 0.5% acetic acid, the viable cell count increased from $2.4{ imes}10^6CFU/ml$ to $1.1{ imes}10^7CFU/ml$ after 14 days of culture, and total acidity was about 0.3% higher than single culture added with 0.5% acetic acid, which implies that additional lactic acid was produced by L. plantarum KCCM 80077. In single culture, although bacterial cellulose productivity was higher when the initial concentrations of acetic acid were 0.0% and 0.5%, than when it was 1.0%, there was no significant difference. However, in mixed culture, adding 0.5% acetic acid resulted in dry weight of $37.83{pm}6.81g/L$ and thickness of $10.33{pm}0.58mm$, showing a significant difference from that of single culture added with 1% acetic acid, $28.40{pm}1.23g/L$ and $7.50{pm}0.50mm$ (P<0.05).
