TABLE 1.
Parameters for growth of Oenococcus oeni and Leuconostoc mesenteroides on pyruvate and comparison to growth on glucosea
| Carbon source | μ (h−1)
|
Y (g [dry wt]/mol)
|
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O. oeni | L. mesenteroides | O. oeni | L. mesenteroides | |
| Pyruvate | 0.053 | 0.42 | 4.0 | 5.3 |
| Glucose | 0.024 | 0.28 | 8.3 | 10.5 |
| Glucose + pyruvate | 0.083 | 0.47 | 17.9 | 22.0 |
a
Growth was performed under anoxic conditions in MLD medium with the carbon source indicated. Growth rate (μ) and growth yield (Y) were determined from the experiments for which results are shown in Fig. 1. Each value is the mean for two independent experiments.