Potential of Bacillus cereus SN7 as a Single Cell Protein Source

Abstract

Single-cell protein (SCP) is a protein source produced from single-cell organisms, one of which is bacteria. Bacillus cereus SN7 is a potential isolate from a group of heterotrophic bacteria that has been isolated from the mouth of the Siak River, Riau Province, Indonesia. This study aims to analyze the potential of B. cereus SN7 bacteria using different growth media. The method used is an experimental method using Bacillus cereus SN7 bacterial isolate with different protein sources (eggs and skim milk) at different concentrations (8%, 10%, and 12%). All of treatments used the same carbohydrate source, Sago with 3 replications in each treatment. Measurement of bacterial culture growth was carried out every 6 hours, 12 hours, 18 hours and 24 hours based on the total plate count (TPC) method and bacterial cell biomass. The result show that the most optimal growth potential for Bacillus cereus SN7 bacteria is sago media added with 12% egg white as a protein source. This data have the same results as growth in commercial culture media (control). The growth of Bacillus cereus SN7 isolates in each treatment medium had almost the same growth pattern at the beginning, which experienced an exponential phase at 6 to 12 hours of incubation time. Meanwhile, in milk sago media, the average growth was not very good because the exponential and stationary phases were shorter.