In order to test the temperature sensitivity of glutamate production metabolism, several temperature shifts, from 33 to 37, 38, 39, 40 or 41°C, were applied to the temperature-sensitive strain, Corynebacterium glutamicum 2262, cultivated in a 24-h fed-batch process. Whereas glucose was entirely dedicated to biomass synthesis when cells were grown at 33°C, applying temperature upshocks, whatever their range, triggered a redistribution of the carbon utilisation between glutamate, biomass and lactate production. Although increasing the culture temperature from 33 to 37, 38, 39 or 40°C resulted in final glutamate titers superior to 80 g/l, temperatures resulting in the best chanelling of the carbon flow towards glutamic acid synthesis were 39 and 40°C. Moreover, this study showed that the higher the temperature, the slower the growth rate and the higher the lactate accumulation. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology (2002) 28, 333–337 DOI: 10.1038/sj/jim/7000251
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Received 26 September 2001/ Accepted in revised form 23 February 2002
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Delaunay, S., Lapujade, P., Engasser, J. et al. Flexibility of the metabolism of Corynebacterium glutamicum 2262, a glutamic acid-producing bacterium, in response to temperature upshocks. J Ind Microbiol Biotech 28, 333–337 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj/jim/7000251
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