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Determination of Maximal Growth Rate Using Continuous Culture 1
Author(s) -
YEE JOHN,
BROEKHOVEN LOUIS,
COLGAN PATRICK,
HARMSEN RUDOLF
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
the journal of protozoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.067
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1550-7408
pISSN - 0022-3921
DOI - 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1981.tb02821.x
Subject(s) - tetrahymena pyriformis , steady state (chemistry) , ciliate , growth rate , biological system , kinetics , mathematics , chemistry , tetrahymena , biology , physics , ecology , biochemistry , geometry , quantum mechanics
Study of microorganism growth kinetics requires measurement of maximal specific growth rate. Standard methods of measurement‐batch, semicontinuous and continuous steady state‐have sources of imprecision that can be substantially reduced by a modification of the continuous steady‐state method. Data are presented, using the ciliate Tetrahymena pyriformis , that indicate that the theoretical foundation of the new method is firm and that precision can be increased.