title: Control of an Escherichia coli mixed culture via affinity binding.
abstract: A chemostat with population specific recycle was employed to alter the dynamics of a competitive mixed culture of Escherichia coli. Based on differential expression of a functional maltoporin, the two populations were separated by specific adhesion on starch-Sepharose. The slower growing population was the recycled to the reactor. The specific recycle was successful in maintaining the slower growing population at a high level than in comparable reactors without recycle.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Roos
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Hjortso