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. 2021 Mar 31;6(14):9537–9548. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.1c00010

Table 5. Levels of Each Factor Tested in the PBD.

    actual experimentation value
variables symbol low (−1) high (+1)
glass bead addition (%) A (beads) 2.4 3.9
antifoam reagent addition (%) B (foam) 0.05 0.4
surfactant addition (g/L) C (surfactant) 1.5 2.5
working volume (mL) D (volume) 10 30
agitation (rpm) E (agitation) 150 240
culture temperature (°C) F (temp) 22.5 33.5
fermentation period (days) G (period) 3 14
fermentation pH H (pH) 4.5 6.5
inoculum size (%) J (inoculum) 2 10