TABLE 3.

Growth rates and product formation in cultures of L. lactis 65.1^a

Growth rate (h−1)	Sugar consumption rate (mmol of C6 carbon · g [dry wt] · h−1)	% of lactate	Cultivation mode	Growth restriction
0.58 ± 0.4	8.0 ± 0.9b	11 ± 0.5	Batch	None
0.36	8.6	27	Chemostat	Nitrogen
0.13	4.2	48	Chemostat	Nitrogen
0.12	NAc	45	Batch	Chloramphenicol (5 mg liter−1)
0	3.2	90	Batch	Chloramphenicol (300 mg liter−1)
0	2.8	100	Resting cells	Nitrogen

^aMaltose was present in excess (at a concentration between 8 and 14 g/liter) in all experiments.

^bCalculated from values for mid-exponential batch cultures.

^cNA, not analyzed.