Optimization of the nutrient medium composition for directed biosynthesis of Bacillus mesentericus lectins

: The medium has been optimized in order to increase the lectin-producing activity of Bacillus mesentericus. When a producer grew on the optimized medium, a 4-8-fold increase of the hemagglutination test titres and a 5.6-fold increase (as compared with the initial medium) of the specific lectin activity of the culture liquid was attained.