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Table 3 Comparison of yields and productivities obtained in batch and microfiltration experiments of L. crispatus L1

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

 

Cell dry weight (g · l−1)

Lactic acid (g · l−1)

Biomass productivity (g · l−1 · h−1)

Lactic acid productivity (g · l−1 · h−1)

Yx/s(g · g−1)

Yp/s(g · g−1)

Batch

3.8 ± 0.3

11.5 ± 0.5

0.20 ± 0.07

0.40 ± 0.02

0.20 ± 0.02

0.57 ± 0.03

MF

27.31 ± 1.5

46.02 ± 2.3

0.60 ± 0.03

0.70 ± 0.07

0.13 ± 0.08

0.75 ± 0.04

  1. Yx/s indicates g of dry biomass produced per g of substrate; Yp/s indicates g of lactic acid produced per g of substrate. Values are an average of 3 different experiments.