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An improved synthetic medium for continuous cultivation of Zymomonas mobilis

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A synthetic medium for continuous cultivation of Zymomonas mobilis was developed using the chemostat pulse technique in appropriate experimental designs. Yeast extract could be replaced by a mixture of six mineral salts, Ca-pantothenate, l-as-partate, and l-serine. Kinetic data from continuous cultivations of strains ATCC 10988 and ZM4 are presented and compared with published data.

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  1. Department of Biotechnology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Hönggerberg, CH-8093, Zürich

    A. Nipkow & A. Fiechter

  2. MBR Bioreactor AG, Werkstrasse 3, CH-8620, Wetzikon, Switzerland

    W. Beyeler

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Nipkow, A., Beyeler, W. & Fiechter, A. An improved synthetic medium for continuous cultivation of Zymomonas mobilis . Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 19, 237–240 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00251843

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