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Studies on methanol oxidizing bacteria
Author(s) -
Häggström Lena
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
biotechnology and bioengineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.136
H-Index - 189
eISSN - 1097-0290
pISSN - 0006-3592
DOI - 10.1002/bit.260110602
Subject(s) - methanol , oxidizing agent , bacteria , nitrogen , yield (engineering) , chemistry , carbon fibers , organic chemistry , biology , materials science , genetics , composite number , metallurgy , composite material
A mixed culture of methanol oxidizing bacteria has been cultivated on simple inorganic salts medium supplemented with methanol. Optimal growth occurred at 31°C, pH 6.0–6.3, and a methanol concentration between 1 and 2 ml/1, of medium. The maximum yield was 4.5 g dw/I and the mean generation time 3.2 hr. It was estimated that 41% of methanol carbon was converted into cell‐carbon, and that 73% of the inorganic nitrogen was converted to organic nitrogen.
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