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Table 1 Average maximum growth rates (batch) and dilution rates (chemostat) of the different strains.

From: Effect of iclR and arcA knockouts on biomass formation and metabolic fluxes in Escherichia coli K12 and its implications on understanding the metabolism of Escherichia coliBL21 (DE3)

 

Batch

Chemostat

 

Strain

μ max (h-1)

D influent (h-1)

D effluent (h-1)

Wild type

0.66 ± 0.02

0.099 ± 0.001

0.100 ± 0.001

ΔarcA

0.60 ± 0.01

0.118 ± 0.001

0.120 ± 0.001

ΔiclR

0.61 ± 0.02

0.085 ± 0.001

0.090 ± 0.001

ΔarcAΔiclR

0.44 ± 0.03

0.090 ± 0.001

0.093 ± 0.001

  1. Under chemostat conditions, the apparent growth rate equals the dilution rate of the influent. Differences between D influent and D effluent are due to addition of base and acid for pH correction and sampling.
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BMC Microbiology

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