5. Pseudomonas aeruginosa has a maximum specific growth rate of 0.8 h-1 in a medium with glucose as a growth limiting substrate. To prevent wash out, the dilution rate must be set to
Correct Answer: The continuous cultures is very useful for the production of pharmaceuticals
7. Two continuous bioreactors containing the same organisms, fed with the same feed at the same dilution rate were compared. Reactor 1 started with an initial concentration of glucose of 10 g.l-1, while reactor 2 contained 0.1 g.l-1 of glucose at the start of the process then at steady state
Options
A. the concentration of glucose in reactor 1 would be greater than that in reactor 2
B. the concentration of glucose in reactor 1 would be equal to reactor 2
C. the concentration of glucose in reactor 1 would always be zero.
D. the concentration of glucose in reactor 1 would be less than that in reactor 2
Correct Answer: the concentration of glucose in reactor 1 would be equal to reactor 2
8. In a glucose-yeast extract medium, Lactococcus lactis has a maximum specific growth rate (um) of 1.23 h-1. What would be the specific growth rate of this organism at steady state in a 4 litre reactor being fed at 2 litres per hour?