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Effects of bioreactor hydrodynamics on the physiology of Streptomyces

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Streptomyces are filamentous bacteria which are widely used industrially for the production of therapeutic biomolecules, especially antibiotics. Bioreactor operating conditions may impact the physiological response of Streptomyces especially agitation and aeration as they influence hydromechanical stress, oxygen and nutrient transfer. The understanding of the coupling between physiological response and bioreactor hydrodynamics lies on a simultaneous description of the flow and transfers encountered by the bacteria and of the microbial response in terms of growth, consumption, morphology, production or intracellular signals. This article reviews the experimental and numerical works dedicated to the study of the coupling between bioreactor hydrodynamics and antibiotics producing Streptomyces. In a first part, the description of hydrodynamics used in these works is presented and then the main relations used. In a second part, the assumptions made in these works are discussed and put into emphasize. Lastly, the various Streptomyces physiological responses observed are detailed and compared.

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    E. Olmos, N. Mehmood, L. Haj Husein, J.-L. Goergen, M. Fick & S. Delaunay

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    E. Olmos, N. Mehmood, L. Haj Husein, J.-L. Goergen, M. Fick & S. Delaunay

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Olmos, E., Mehmood, N., Haj Husein, L. et al. Effects of bioreactor hydrodynamics on the physiology of Streptomyces . Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 36, 259–272 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00449-012-0794-1

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