The use of multi-parameter flow cytometry to study the impact of limiting substrate, agitation intensity, and dilution rate on cell aggregation during Bacillus licheniformis CCMI 1034 aerobic continuous culture fermentations

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 568-578

  Lopes Da Silva, Teresa ^a   Reis, Alberto ^a   Kent, Christopher A ^b   Roseiro, J Carlos ^a   Hewitt, Christopher J ^b  

^a INETI   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agitation intensity; Bacillus licheniformis; Cell aggregation; Continuous culture; Flow cytometry; Glucose limiting; Nitrogen limiting; Viability

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; CELL CULTURE; CELLS; FERMENTATION; GLUCOSE; NITROGEN;

AGITATION INTENSITY; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; CELL AGGREGATION; CONTINUOUS CULTURE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GLUCOSE LIMITING; NITROGEN LIMITING; VIABILITY;

CYTOLOGY;

CARBON; GLUCOSE; NITROGEN; POLYMER;

AEROBIC FERMENTATION; ARTICLE; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; BIOREMEDIATION; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CULTURE OPTIMIZATION; CYTOPLASM; DILUTION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; NONHUMAN; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; STEADY STATE; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

AEROBIOSIS; ALGORITHMS; BACILLUS; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SIZE; CELL SURVIVAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GLUCOSE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOTION; NITROGEN;

BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 29544437507     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.20622     Document Type: Article

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