Strain selection in carbon-limited chemostats affects reproducibility of Thermoanaerobacter ethanolicus fermentations.
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.
Lacis
L S
LS
Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Lawford
H G
HG
D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000378:metabolism*; D002244:Carbon / Q000378:metabolism; D005285:Fermentation; D016988:Gram-Positive Asporogenous Rods, Irregular / Q000378:metabolism*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
D002244:Carbon