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DESIGN AND OPERATION OF THE FERMENTER

A fermenter or bioreactor is simply defined as an apparatus that maintains optimal conditions for the optimum growth of microorganisms used in large-scale fermentation and in the commercial production of economically useful products. Fermenter can also mean fermentation vessel (i.e. an apparatus in which microbes including bacteria, yeasts and moulds causes fermentation to take place). […]

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FERMENTATION

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The phrase fermentation is derived from the Latin word “fevere” – which means “to boil”. It was first coined and used by Louis Pasteur – who used it to describe the bubbling of sugar solutions especially due to the microbial activity occurring in them. The bubbling action of the sugar (a substrate) was due to

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Introduction to Industrial Microbiology

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Microorganisms have played significant roles over the years in the alleviation of diseases and infections in man, animals and plants. Most of the drugs and/or antimicrobial agents used to keep infectious microbes at bay and even vaccines used for vaccination exercises are naturally sourced from microorganisms. However, microbes also play significant roles in helping to

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