Pigment production in chemostat cultures of Streptococcus bovis - II. Effect of carbon dioxide and pH on pigment and glucose end-products

Catherine H. Schein, Armin Fiechter

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Abstract

Seven of eight type strains of Streptococcus bovis, including all 6 rumen isolates tested, produced pigment on agar media if the anaerobic atmosphere was supplemented with CO2. Tween 80 or NaHCO3 added to the growth medium could not substitute for gaseous CO2. When one of the best pigment-forming strains, S. bovis 2B, was grown in a glucose-limited chemostat at constant dilution rate (D), decreasing the concentration of the gas overlay resulted in pigment washout and increased lactate and cell mass. Champing pH at a constant D altered the pigment production and glucose end products of the culture.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)341-348
Number of pages8
JournalEuropean Journal of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Volume10
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1980
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Microbiology

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