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The production of molecular hydrogen was measured in the effluent gas of 7 fermentations. The aim of this primary investigation was to study the use of a H2-sensitive metal-oxide-semiconductor structure in physiological studies ofEscherichia coli. In order to yield more information, we measured metabolic heat with a flow microcalorimeter in parallel with the determinations of molecular hydrogen. The physiological parameters of intrest were medial effects, HCOOH-additions, pH and partial oxygen pressure.
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Hörnsten, E.G., Danielsson, B., Elwing, H. et al. Sensorized on line determinations of molecular hydrogen inEscherichia coli fermentations. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 24, 117–121 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00938781
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00938781