Table 3 Fermentation of P72N in a 5 L bioreactor and a 50 L fermenter using the modified medium MM2, showing the best harvest time, cell yields, residual sugars and pH values.

From: Industrial production and functional profiling of probiotic Pediococcus acidilactici 72 N for potential use as a swine feed additive

Strain

Size of fermenter

Harvest time (h)

Maximum cell numbers

(log CFU/ml)

Residual sugar (g/L)

pH value

P72N

5 L

12

9.66

1.51

4.13

50 L

12

9.79

3.34

4.14

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