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. 2019 Jan 29;14(1):e0211211. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0211211

Table 1. Matrix of the 22 CCRD.

Coded and real levels of aeration and agitation and the response variables of the R. solanacearum RS inoculum incubated for 24 h at 32°C in YM culture medium, using sucrose as the carbon source.

Treataments Independent variables Dependent variables
Aeration (vvm) Agitation (rpm) pH OD600nm DCW
(g.L-1)
P(3HB)
(%)
Productivity from the DCW
(g.L-1.h-1)
1 -1 (0.3) -1 (150) 6.3 8.61 2.13 26.5 0.08
2 +1 (1) -1 (150) 5.7 15.31 4.0 39.65 0.15
3 -1 (0.3) +1 (250) 5.8 15.37 4.81 36.62 0.19
4 +1 (1) +1 (250) 5.9 18.04 4.82 42.87 0.19
5 -1.41 (0.25) 0 (200) 6.3 11.73 2.00 23.11 0.07
6 +1.41 (1.05) 0 (200) 6.5 13.24 1.93 45.06 0.06
7 0 (0.65) -1.41 (143) 6.3 10.82 2.85 43.98 0.10
8 0 (0.65) +1.41 (257) 5.8 13.99 4.33 39.94 0.17
9 0 (0.65) 0 (200) 5.7 16.09 4.51 31.76 0.17
10 0 (0.65) 0 (200) 5.7 16.40 4.50 31.17 0.17
11 0 (0.65) 0 (200) 5.7 15.44 4.57 31.28 0.18

pH, potential of hydrogen; OD600nm, optical density; DCW, dry cell weight; P(3HB), poly(3-hydroxybutyrate).