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Strain selection in carbon-limited chemostats affects reproducibility of Thermoanaerobacter ethanolicus fermentations
Author(s) -
Lynda S. Lacis,
Hugh G. Lawford
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
applied and environmental microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552
H-Index - 324
eISSN - 1070-6291
pISSN - 0099-2240
DOI - 10.1128/aem.58.2.761-764.1992
Subject(s) - chemostat , reproducibility , strain (injury) , fermentation , biology , adaptation (eye) , carbon source , selection (genetic algorithm) , microbiology and biotechnology , genotype , genetics , bacteria , food science , gene , chemistry , biochemistry , chromatography , computer science , anatomy , neuroscience , artificial intelligence
We found that the reproducibility of chemostat trials can be improved by using chemostat-adapted strains. Our experimental findings are consistent with adaptation that involves an improvement in culture fitness and an alteration of the fermentation genotype.

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