Accepted Article This article has been accepted for publication and undergone full peer review but has not been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process, which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record. Please cite this article as doi: 10.1111/jam.13916 This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. PROF. WILTON ROGÉRIO LUSTRI (Orcid ID : 0000-0001-6627-4758) Article type : Original Article Running head: G. hansenii variation and BC production Influence of chemical and physical conditions in selection of Gluconacetobacter hansenii ATCC 23769 strains with high capacity to production bacterial cellulose for application as sustained antimicrobial drug release supports Silmara Cristina Lazarini 1 , Caroline Yamada 1 , Hernane da Silva Barud 1 , Eliane Trovatti 1 , Pedro Paulo Corbi 2 , Wilton Rogério Lustri 1* 1 Department of Biological and Health Sciences - University of Araraquara - UNIARA, 14801-340 Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil. 2 Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas - UNICAMP, 13083-970, Campinas-SP, Brazil. *Corresponding author: 1 Department of Biological and Health Sciences -University of Araraquara – UNIARA, 14801-340 Araraquara, SP, Brazil Telephone: + 5516 33017300 (7361) E-mail address: wrlustri@yahoo.com.br