Table 2.
Comparison of the carbon source cost in different glutamate-independent strains to produce 10 kg γ-PGA
Strains | Carbon source | Cost saving (%)a | |||
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Types | Price ($ t−1) | Amount (kg) | Cost ($) | ||
B. amyloliquefaciens LL3 | Sucrose | 1054 | 113.64 | 119.78 | 93.75 |
B. licheniformis A35 | Glucose | 584 | 62.50 | 36.50 | 79.48 |
B. subtilis TAM-4 | Glucose | 584 | 33.94 | 19.82 | 62.21 |
B. subtilis C10 | Glucose | 584 | 28.88 | 23.18 | 67.69 |
Citric acid | 875 | 7.22 | |||
B. subtilis GXG-5 | Glucose | 584 | 12.82 | 7.49 | – |
aRepresented the cost saving proportion of B. subtilis GXG-5 compared with the corresponding strain