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Table 2 Yield of biomass and lactic acid obtained in batch experiments of L. crispatus L1 grown on SDM supplemented with 20 g · l −1 glucose or sucrose as main carbon sources

From: Lactobacillus crispatus L1: high cell density cultivation and exopolysaccharide structure characterization to highlight potentially beneficial effects against vaginal pathogens

Carbon source

Cell dry weight (g · l−1)

Lactic acid (g · l−1)

μmax(h−1)

Glucose

3.8 ± 0.3

11.5 ± 0.5

0.84

Sucrose

3.3 ± 0.2

13.6 ± 0.4

0.60

  1. The medium contained soy peptone and yeast extract as nitrogen sources.
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BMC Microbiology

ISSN: 1471-2180

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