Growth of the obligate methylotroph Methylobacillus flagellatum under stationary and nonstationary conditions during continuous cultivation
The growth characteristics of a chemostat culture of the obligate methylotrophic bacterium Methylobacillus flagellatum have been determined. Steady-state cultures growing at a rate of 0.73-0.74 h-1, equal to the maximal growth rate, were obtained under oxyturbidostat cultivation conditions. The resp...
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Published in | Biotechnology and bioengineering Vol. 39; no. 6; p. 688 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
15.03.1992
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Summary: | The growth characteristics of a chemostat culture of the obligate methylotrophic bacterium Methylobacillus flagellatum have been determined. Steady-state cultures growing at a rate of 0.73-0.74 h-1, equal to the maximal growth rate, were obtained under oxyturbidostat cultivation conditions. The response of a chemostat culture to a pulse increase of methanol concentration was studied. It was shown that slow and rapidly growing cultures of M. flagellatum responded differently to pulse methanol addition. The growth characteristics of slow-growing cultures decreased after methanol addition compared to those of stationary chemostat cultures. The growth characteristics of rapidly growing cultures were practically unchanged with and without pulse methanol addition |
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Bibliography: | 9405462 Q02 Q52 |
ISSN: | 0006-3592 1097-0290 |
DOI: | 10.1002/bit.260390614 |