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Submerged Culture Method

Submerged Culture Method - In this process, the organism is grown in a liquid medium which is vigorously aerated and agitated in large tanks called fermentors. The fermentor could be either an open tank or a closed tank and may be a batch type or a continuous type and are generally made of non-corrosive type of metal or glass lined or of wood.,

In batch fermentation, the organism is grown in a known amount of culture medium for a defined period of time and then the cell mass is separated from the liquid before further processing while in the continuous culture, the culture medium is withdrawn depending on the rate of product formation and the inflow of fresh medium. Most fermentation industries today use the submerged process for the production of microbial products.

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