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. 1978;18(2):135-41.
doi: 10.1002/jobm.3630180208.

Evaluation of yield and maintenance coefficients, expressed in carbon units, for Pseudomonas fluorescens and P. aeruginosa

W Verstraete, J P Voets

Evaluation of yield and maintenance coefficients, expressed in carbon units, for Pseudomonas fluorescens and P. aeruginosa

W Verstraete et al. Z Allg Mikrobiol. 1978.

Abstract

The maximum cell yield (YMc - g biomass carbon per gram substrate carbon) and the rate of maintenance metabolism (mc - g substrate carbon/g biomass carbon per hour) have been determined for substrate limited continuous cultures of Pseudomonas fluorescens and P. aeruginosa. The metabolism of the organic substrates was monitored by measuring the COD-removal1) rates at different dilution rates. The advantages of expressing yield and maintenance coefficients in carbon units is discussed.

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