TABLE 1.

Maximal growth rates and final by-product concentrations of the syngas-based batch cultivations of the different C. ljungdahlii strains in a steadily gassed stirred bioreactor.

Strain	μmax, h–1	cCDW, g L–1	cAcetate, g L–1	cEthanol, g L–1	c2,3–BD, g L–1	cLactate, g L–1	cIsobutanol, g L–1
CLJU[WT]	0.048 ± 0.005	0.85 ± 0.06	0.38 ± 0.08	5.90 ± 0.95	3.45 ± 0.64	0.26 ± 0.05
CLJU[KAIA]	0.071	0.73	0.22	5.25	2.38	0.25	0.02
CLJU[KAIA]:ilvE	0.055	0.89	0.83	5.90	3.42	0.09	0.13

Rates reflect exponential growth. Values of the wildtype cultivation indicate mean of duplicates.