A mathematical description of the behaviour of mixed chemostat cultures of an autotrophic nitrifier and a heterotrophic nitrifier/aerobic denitrifier; a comparison with experimental data

A general, unstructed mathematical model has been used to describe the behaviour of nutrient-limited growth of two bacteria in a continuous co-culture. The experimental system consisted of a two-membered mixed culture of the heterotrophic nitrifier/aerobic denitrifier, Thiosphaera pantotropha, and t...

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Published in:FEMS microbiology ecology 1993, Vol.102 (2), p.99-108
Main Authors: van Niel, E.W.J., Robertson, L.A., Kuenen, J.G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ammonia
Biological and medical sciences
Biotechnology
C/ N ratio
Competition
Dissolved oxygen concentration
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Methods. Procedures. Technologies
Microbial engineering. Fermentation and microbial culture technology
Modelling
Nitrosomonas europaea
Thiosphaera pantotropha
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Summary:A general, unstructed mathematical model has been used to describe the behaviour of nutrient-limited growth of two bacteria in a continuous co-culture. The experimental system consisted of a two-membered mixed culture of the heterotrophic nitrifier/aerobic denitrifier, Thiosphaera pantotropha, and the autotrophic nitrifier, Nitrosomonas europaea, competing for ammonia in chemostat culture. The outcome of competition was only dependent on the Monod constants and the growth yields of the two bacteria. The model shows that both bacteria will oxidize equal amounts of ammonia when the cell ratio of T. pantotropha/N. europaea is 260.
ISSN:0378-1097
0168-6496
1574-6968
1574-6941
DOI:10.1016/0378-1097(93)90005-M