Biotransformation of various saccharides and production of exopolymeric substances by cloud-borne Bacillus sp. 3B6.

The ability of Bacillus sp. 3B6, a bacterial strain isolated from cloudwaters, to biotransform saccharides present in the atmosphere was evaluated using in situ 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy. Bacillus is one of the genera most frequently described in the air and in atmospheric waters.

NMR structural study of fructans produced by Bacillus sp. 3B6, bacterium isolated in cloud water.

Bacillus sp. 3B6, bacterium isolated from cloud water, was incubated on sucrose for exopolysaccharide production. Dialysis of the obtained mixture (MWCO 500) afforded dialyzate (DIM) and retentate (RIM).