Abstract
The production of enterotoxin A and nuclease by Staphylococcus aureus strain 100 was studied in a 1.0-liter fermentor. The effects of the gas flow rate, pH, and dissolved oxygen were evaluated. Toxin and nuclease secretion occurred under all conditions which permitted growth of the organism. Final yields of toxin and nuclease in cultures grown at constant air flow rates, ranging from 50 to 500 cm3 per min, were higher at successively higher flow rates. An optimum flow rate for either toxin or nuclease production was not observed. When the aeration rate alone or aeration rate and pH were held constant, the dissolved oxygen levels in the culture decreased from the initial 100% level to 0 to 5% 3 to 4 h after inoculation. The O2 demand of the culture then maintained this level for an additional 4 to 5 h. This low dissolved oxygen interval was characterized by rapid growth and extracellular protein production. Controlling the dissolved oxygen at a constant level throughout growth did not increase the final levels of toxin and nuclease above those achieved at the respective constant pH values. Growth under the influence of a constant aeration rate of 500 cm3 per min and a constant pH of 6.5 and 7.0 yielded the highest titers of nuclease (1,550 units/ml) and toxin (10.5 mug/ml) obtained in any of the fermentations conducted in this study. Sparging fermentor cultures with pure oxygen at a rate of 100 cm3 per min yielded growth and extracellular protein levels similar to those achieved at the sparge rate of 500 cm3 of air per min. Controlling the dissolved oxygen at 100% of pure oxygen saturation appeared to inhibit the culture, as the final cultural turbidity as well as the levels of toxin and nuclease were reduced. These data indicate that enterotoxin and nuclease secretions are closely associated with the growth of strain 100. Analyses of the production rates of these components indicated that early log phase was the most efficient production interval in the growth cycle and that this efficiency was increased by pH control at 6.7 to 6.8 and dissolved oxygen control at 10% of air saturation.
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