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A scale-up strategy into 200 l pilot-scale for the production of the antibiotic gallidermin by Staphylococcus gallinarum Tü 3928 was developed. Large-scale fermentations were simulated by consecutive liquid cultures of smaller scale. Afterwards, optimised cultivation conditions were transferred to pilot-scale. Best results were achieved by addition of Maltose during the late production phase leading to a final concentration of 330 mg gallidermin per litre. Compared to the concentrations found in a non-pulsed pilot-scale fermentations this is an increase of 20–30%.
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Kempf, M., Theobald, U. & Fiedler, HP. Production of the antibiotic gallidermin by Staphylococcus gallinarum – development of a scale-up procedure. Biotechnology Letters 22, 123–128 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005667406165
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