TABLE 2.
Inoculum concn (% [vol/vol]) | Broth viscosity (cP) | Cell dry wt (g liter−1) | Gellan gum yield (g liter−1) |
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2 | 9,720 ± 62 | 2.49 ± 0.19 | 12.35 ± 0.34 |
4 | 9,919 ± 88 | 2.53 ± 0.35 | 13.49 ± 0.18 |
6 | 6,780 ± 34 | 2.33 ± 0.11 | 12.07 ± 0.09 |
8 | 6,735 ± 75 | 2.17 ± 0.07 | 12.41 ± 0.18 |
10 | 3,294 ± 4 | 1.33 ± 0.10 | 10.33 ± 0.13 |
Values are the means ± standard deviations of three separate determinations.