Flow microcalorimetric investigation of yeast growth in a complex medium
Beezer, A.E.; Newell, R.D.; Tyrrell, H.J.
Microbios 22(88): 73-84
1978
ISSN/ISBN: 0026-2633 PMID: 753949 Document Number: 128158
The growth of Kluyveromyces fragilis in a complex medium under anaerobic and aerobic growth conditions has been conducted using a flow microcalorimeter. Growth under defined conditions is characterized by an initial exponential rise in heat output rate to a maximum, followed by a decline to a baseline deflection. Inadequate oxygenation can result in a more structured thermogram. The results are used to illustrate the deficiencies of some calorimetric incubations, and observations reported by other authors are critically discussed.