Biotechnology Techniques

, Volume 7, Issue 2, pp 127–130 | Cite as

Rapid microbial growth in a pH auxostat

  • Yen-Han Lin
  • Henry Bungay
Article

Summary

Feeding nutrient to meet demand dilutes slow-growing organisms from continuous culture and greatly favors rapid growth. Doubling times of roughly 10 minutes have been verified in a pH auxostat by viable cell counts and by direct counting with a Petroff-Hausser chamber. Effects of wall attachment were negligible because a fresh reactor was substituted frequently before wall growth could become established.

Keywords

Viable Cell Cell Count Rapid Growth Doubling Time Microbial Growth 
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© Chapman & Hall, London 1993

Authors and Affiliations

  • Yen-Han Lin
    • 1
  • Henry Bungay
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of Chemical EngineeringRensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroyUSA

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