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An automatic homocontinuous culture apparatus
Author(s) -
Ferrara Romano,
Grassi Sergio,
Del Carratore Giovanni
Publication year - 1975
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.260170704
Subject(s) - euglena gracilis , phototaxis , euglena , biological system , sample (material) , tube (container) , biochemical engineering , reactivity (psychology) , computer science , biology , chromatography , chemistry , materials science , botany , biochemistry , engineering , medicine , chloroplast , gene , composite material , alternative medicine , pathology
An apparatus for the cultivation of microorganism under controlled conditions is described. This apparatus is basically a turbidostat improved with automatic devices for sample withdrawal and tube cleaning. The results of experiments, using Euglena gracilis to check the constancy of some physiological parameters (in particular phototactic reactivity), are reported.