title: Cultivation of Ureaplasma urealyticum in continuous culture.
abstract: Continuous culture of Ureaplasma urealyticum is reported with a steady-state cell biomass of greater than 10(6) cells per ml. Thus, large cell numbers can be easily obtained; in addition, the system provides a powerful means for exploring what nutrients(s) limits the growth yield of this organism. Urea is shown not to be the growth-limiting nutrient in conventional media, although when provided in excess it appears to be completely hydrolyzed.
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D003470:Culture Media; D007700:Kinetics; D014508:Urea / Q000378:metabolism; D014509:Ureaplasma / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D014508:Urea