Single Cell Protein Production from Pretreatment Wheat Straw by Pleurotus Ostreatus Var Florida in Solide-State Fermentation

With the increasing world population, the necessity of using lingo-cellulosic wastes for production of single cell protein (SCP) as animal feed seems to be important. Microbial protein was produced by physical, chemical and biological treatment of wheat straws under solid state fermentation. The effects of alkali and heat pretreatment of wheat straw and urea concentration in solid state fermentation was studied. Pretreated wheat straw was fermented with Pleurotus ostreatus var florida and then protein and glucose concentration was analyzed. Fermentation of 2% NaOH solution at 100 0C on 0.3 g/l urea in mandels medium by inoculation with wheat grain based inoculate with Pleurotus ostreatus var florida for 30 days have a product containing 63.24% protein. .