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6) can be modified to take account of this observation. 2. 9) takes into consideration the existence of a lag phase in the process. e. 9) for logarithmic growth. 5. Although the use of log to the base 2 has the added advantage of being able to determine the number of generations relatively easily, because an increase of one unit in log 2n corresponds to one generation, the majority of researchers continue to use log to the base 10. 303. 12) During the course of exponential growth, the culture reaches a steady state.

Sugars more readily and efficiently than yeasts, but few can withstand the osmotic pressure arising from the high sugar concentrations. Also, as sugar is fermented, the alcohol concentration rises to a level at which only the osmotolerant, alcohol-tolerant cells can survive. Hence inhabitants of ancient civilizations did not need to be skilled microbiologists in order to enjoy the fruits of this popular branch of fermentation microbiology. indb 2 8/16/06 11:03:57 PM F e r m e n t a t i o n M i c r o b i o l o g y a n d B i o t e c h n o l o g y  In fact, the scientific understanding of fermentation microbiology and, in turn, biotechnology only began in the 1850s, after Louis Pasteur had succeeded in isolating two different forms of amyl alcohol, of which one was optically active (L, laevorotatory) while the other was not.

Coli in response to growth conditions. 2, microorganisms are capable of utilizing a wide range of substrates and afford a different entry point for each into central metabolism. As the points of entry into central metabolism vary according to the chemical structure of the substrate, the make-up of the enzymic machinery necessary for its metabolism changes accordingly (Guest and Russell, 1992). For example, during growth on acetate or fatty acids, E. coli displays a unique set of anaplerotic reactions otherwise know as the glyoxylate bypass (Cozzone, 1998), which are not expressed during growth on glucose or glycerol.

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