Table 3.
Results for bacterial counts, pH, and acids from fermentation of GLY broth prepared with 13C-labeled glycerol by P. jensenii.
| Sampling point | Bacterial counts cfu/ml (log) |
pH | Glycerol and acids (mM) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glycerol | Lactic acid | Acetic acid | Propionic acid | |||
| 0 hours | 7.0 | 6.2 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 hours | 8.7 | 6.1 | 105 | 0 | <5 | <5 |
| 48 hours | 9.0 | 4.9 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| 96 hours | 9.2 | 4.6 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 75 |