Table 3.

Fermentation parameters for the microaerobic batch culture of wild type Escherichia coli.

Growth parameters	Culture temperature		% changes
	37°C	42°C
Biomass yield (gDCW/g substrate)	0.12 ± 0.01	0.098 ± 0.02	- 18.3
Acetate yield (g/g substrate)	0.25 ± 0.03	0.32 ± 0.02	+ 28.0
Lactate yield (g/g substrate)	0.26 ± 0.02	0.31 ± 0.01	+ 19.2
Formate yield (g/g substrate)	0.25 ± 0.03	0.29 ± 0.02	+ 16.0
Succinate yield (g/g substrate)	0.02 ± 0.002	0.03 ± .003	+ 50.0
Ethanol yield (g/g substrate)	0.15 ± 0.01	0.13 ± 0.02	-1 3.3

± Standard deviation of three independent experiments.