Several composites of bacterial cellulose and inorganic compound were obtained by cultivation of a noble bacterial cellulose producing Entero-bactor species under the presence of inorganic substances. It was found that the presence of non-soluble inorganic substances gave considerable influence on bacterial cellulose production itself. Observation of SEM and X-ray diffraction patterns of the obtained composites revealed that cellulose microfibril became narrower and thinner, and the degree of the planner orientation of the microfibril became larger in the some compounds with specific inorganic material species. Above such results might open a new way to prepare the new materials with noble and potential functions.(
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