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Serene
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on 4/10/2008 7:31 AM   
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I would like to know, is there are rule to how long the fermentation period lasts ?
I'm working with a strain of Aspergillus niger to produce an enzyme and the highest production I obtain is on day 9(Very high), But the problem is that the culture then no longer contains pellets, All the pellets become destroyed; only debris remain, I think the organism is then in its lag phase. I work in 250 ml flasks, rpm 200, temp 28
Is it wrong to wait 9 days on an enzyme that is produced from day 1?


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on 5/28/2008 12:44 PM   
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Here a couple of Aspergillus fermentation papers that may help. The fermentation period will vary depending on many factors...temp, strain (mutant vs wild type), growth medium, enzyme of interest etc.

Citric acid fermentation by mutant strain of Aspergillus niger GCMC-7using molasses based medium
EJB Electronic Journal of Biotechnology ISSN: 0717-3458 Vol.5 No.2, Issue of August 15, 2002
http://www.scielo.cl/pdf/ejb/v5n2/a05.pdf

Studies on the Use of Agricultural Wastes for Cellulase Enzyme Production by Aspegillus niger
Research Journal of Agriculture and Biological Sciences 1(4): 325-328, 2005
http://www.insinet.net/rjabs/325-328.pdf

Morphological development of Aspergillus niger in submerged citric acid fermentation as a function of the spore inoculum level. Application of neural network and cluster analysis for characterization of mycelial morphologyMicrob Cell Fact. 2006; 5: 3.
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/picrender.fcgi?artid=1386700&blobtype=pdf



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Posted By Serene
on 5/28/2008 12:29 PM   
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Thanks for your reply
I wish if you know any links to informative sites on fermentation or downloadable books , You let me know.

In my work, I don't try to follow the changes that happens to the strain, I don't try to see if mutations occur or not. Is that wrong?



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Posted By bakrawy
on 4/6/2009 14:00 PM   
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Peace be upon u and god mercy

I think that 9 days is very long fermentation period to obtain ur product because it is represent an economical load of ur production process. In the cases like this I think that u have to make a statistical study of the production process to make optimization of the production process. Some times we found that the maximum production is obtained after nine days but 70 % of the product is produced during first 3 days only. Consequently, it is recommended to harvest ur product after 3 days to avoid the economic load if u harvest after 9 days

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Thanks for the valuable information, I will try to do statistical study of production.



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Posted By vipin tiwari
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Dear SERENE,

Good Day.

While preparartion lab. culture for Fermentation..selection of colony is imp. You tell me is any pigmentation noticed arround 9 to 11th day or before. If so select strain from there. Grow in appropriate GROWTH MEDIA. After it use for fermentation.. Daily add sterile media after harvesting part of it.

Various exp. will show you the way. My e-mail : tiwari_vipin@rocketmail.com & vctiwari@alembic.co.in

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vipin tiwari

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Last edited Jul 20, 2009, 12:38 PM by amaranna6

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