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Determination of the maintenance energy of Klebsiella aerogenes growing in continuous culture

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The rate of specific heat output of K. aerogenes varies with dilution rate during growth in carbon-limited chemostats. Growth-rate dependent and independent maintenance coefficients have been measured for cells growing in glucose and glycerol.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Bedford College (University of London), NW1 4NS, Regent's Park, London, UK

    A. Djavan & A. M. James

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Djavan, A., James, A.M. Determination of the maintenance energy of Klebsiella aerogenes growing in continuous culture. Biotechnol Lett 2, 303–308 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00172642

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