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Microbial growth during the wash-out phase has been described by an unstructured model based on Monod kinetics and the relation of linear substrate consumption. The optimal experimentation range and procedure have been evaluated for accurate estimation of the maximum specific growth rates.
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Esener, A.A., Roels, J.A., Kossen, N.W.F. et al. Description of microbial growth behaviour during the wash-out phase; determination of the maximum specific growth rate. European J. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 13, 141–144 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00703042
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