Fermenters used for the production of glutamic acid for MSG. Each fermenter holds 63,420 gallons and is ~100 ft tall. Hofu, Japan. For what is MSG used?

Biology 230

Industrial Fermentation

(BIOL 230, Lab Experiment 15)

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Antibiotic test & Endospore stain
Review questions

Benchtop fermenter
Some sample class data (graphs)
Bacitracin structure

 

 

Question 1: Use the data from three bioreactors shown below to answer the questions:

   

A. What went wrong with Bioreactor #1?

   

B. Which (bioreactor #2 or #3) is an example of a secondary metabolite?

 

Question 2. You have isolated a bacterium that produces a bacteriocin against Salmonella. The bacteria grow well in Medium 1 but don't produce bacteriocin. Testing one component at a time, you determine that iron interferes with bacteriocin production. When you try Medium 1 without iron, the bacteria don't grow. Bacteriocin production is best in Medium 2. Design a procedure to maximize the biomass and the yield of the bacteriocin.

Medium 1

Glucose

0.50%

Citric acid

0.10%

20 amino acids

0.04%

K2HPO4

0.15%

MgSO4

0.12%

FeSO4

1.54 x 10--5%

Medium 2

Glycerol

3.50%

Glucose

0.50%

Cirtic acid

0.10%

20 amino acids, each

0.04%

K2HPO4

0.15%

MgSO4

0.12%


Question 3. What are bacteriocins?

Question 4. How might a bacteriocin against Salmonella be used?