Acetate metabolism by Escherichia coli in high-cell-density fermentation.

AUTOR(ES)

Kleman, G L

RESUMO

Little is known about the cellular physiology of Escherichia coli at high cell densities (e.g., greater than 50 g [dry cell weight] per liter), particularly in relation to the cellular response to different growth conditions. E. coli W3100 cultures were grown under identical physical and nutritional conditions, by using a computer-controlled fermentation system which maintains the glucose concentration at 0.5 g/liter, to high cell densities at pH values of 6.0, 6.5, 7.0, and 7.5. The data suggest a relationship between the pH of the environment and the amount of acetate excreted by the organism during growth. At pH values of 6.0 and 6.5, the acetate reached a concentration of 6 g/liter, whereas at pH 7.5, the acetate reached a concentration of 12 g/liter. Furthermore, at pH values of 6.0 to 7.0, the E. coli culture undergoes a dramatic metabolic switch in which oxygen and glucose consumption and CO2 evolution all temporarily decreased by 50 to 80%, with a concomitant initiation of acetate utilization. After a 30-min pause in which approximately 50% of the available acetate is consumed, the culture recovers and resumes consuming glucose and oxygen and producing acetate and CO2 at preswitch levels. During the switch period, the specific activity of isocitrate lyase typically increases approximately fourfold.

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