title: High-cell-density cyclic fed-batch fermentation of a poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)-accumulating thermophile, Chelatococcus sp. strain MW10.
abstract: Different fermentation strategies were employed for the cultivation of a new poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)-accumulating thermophilic bacterium, Chelatococcus sp. strain MW10, with the aim of achieving high-cell-density (HCD) growth and high poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) [poly(3HB)] productivity. Enhanced cultivation was achieved by a cyclic fed-batch fermentation (CFBF) technique (42-liter scale). Maximal poly(3HB) productivity was obtained during the second cycle [16.8 ± 4.2 g poly(3HB)/liter]. At the end of CFBF (265 h), an HCD of up to 115.0 ± 4.3 g cell dry weight/liter was achieved.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Molekulare Mikrobiologie und Biotechnologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstrasse 3, D-48149 Münster, Germany.
authors.forename: Mohammad H A
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Ibrahim
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Steinbüchel
mesh_terms: D042062:Beijerinckiaceae / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism*; D019149:Bioreactors / Q000382:microbiology; D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry; D005285:Fermentation; D006885:Hydroxybutyrates / Q000378:metabolism*; D011091:Polyesters / Q000378:metabolism*; D000094122:Polyhydroxybutyrates
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D006885:Hydroxybutyrates; D011091:Polyesters; C003182:poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate; D000094122:Polyhydroxybutyrates