The effect was studied of oxygen supply on the changes in total and specific rate of oxygen consumption by the cells, oxygen transfer rate, saturation concentrations of dissolved oxygen and the yields of batch and continuous cultivations. Experiments were done on the microorganism Klebsiella aerogenes CCM 2318 growing on synthetic glucose medium. Continuous cultivations were carried out at dilution rates of 0.96 and 0.178 h-1. The rate of oxygen transfer was determined by the sulphite method and the coefficient KLa was assessed using the dynamic method with a correction for changes in the saturations of dissolved oxygen. A lowered oxygen supply in batch cultivations caused deformations in the course of cell respiration. Comparison of results of batch and continuous cultivations showed that the highest yields Y X/S and Y X/O are attained at low dilution rates without oxygen limitation. Batch cultivations, on the other hand, exhibit the lowest yields and the highest cell respiration levels. In both types of cultivations, a respiration peak was ascertained under the conditions of growth limitation by oxygen.

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