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High cell density culture of recombinant E. coli in the miniaturized bubble columns

Journal

BIOPROCESS AND BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING
Volume 44, Issue 10, Pages 2075-2085

Publisher

SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00449-021-02584-w

Keywords

Miniaturized bubble columns (MBCs); High cell density culture (HCDC); Feeding strategy; E; coli

Funding

  1. Tarbiat Modares University [IG-39702]

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The study found that exponential feeding strategy and defined M9 medium were more suitable for achieving high cell density culture of recombinant E. coli. However, the lower cell concentrations in MBCs compared to stirred tank bioreactors were attributed to hydrodynamics limitations. Despite this, MBCs were shown to be efficient tools for developing feeding strategies and evaluating medium components for high cell density cultures.
Miniaturized bubble columns (MBCs) can provide mass transfer characteristics similar to stirred tank bioreactors. In this study, a new application was developed for MBCs to investigate the effect of feeding strategy and medium type on the fed-batch culture of recombinant E. coli. The results showed that the exponential feeding strategy and defined M9 medium were more suitable to achieve the high cell density culture (HCDC). The maximum obtained cell concentration in exponential feeding strategy in the defined medium without induction, was at OD600 of 169, while glucose concentration was maintained under 2 g/L. To the best of our knowledge, this cell concentration cannot be achieved in lab or pilot scale bubble columns. At the end of the process, adverse effect of the metabolic burden due to induction and mass transfer limitations decreased the obtained final cell concentration to OD600 of 116. Finally, a comparison of the results for fed-batch culture in the stirred tank bioreactor with those of the MBCs showed that their lower cell concentrations were due to the hydrodynamics limitations of MBCs. Yet, it was found that the MBCs are efficient tools in development of feeding strategies and evaluation of medium components for HCDC of recombinant E. coli.

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