2.6. Screening for microbial utilization of different saccharides
as sole carbon and energy sources
All the isolated bacteria and yeast strains were streaked on
minimal medium supplemented with 1% (w/v) of different saccharides; cellulose as model compound for poly-saccharides;
maltose, lactose, and sucrose as model compounds for di-saccharides; while glucose and xylose as model compounds for
hexose and pentose mono-saccharides, respectively.