Determination of the energy maintenance coefficient ofZymomonas mobilis

• DOI: 10.1007/bf01021063
• Publication Date: 2005-01-19T13:25:21Z
• Authors: E. G. Oliveira; J. O. Morais; N. Pereira
• Keywords: 0303 health sciences; 03 medical and health sciences

Continuous culture experiments withZymomonas mobilis Z-1-81, indicated the existence of linearity between specific substrate uptake rates and dilution rates. The value of the energy maintenance coefficient was estimated at 2,521 g/g.h. The percentage of carbon used for maintenance energy was shown to increase with the decrease in the dilution rate.