Question

penicillin production

Accepted Answer

mould requires high O2 levels (difficult to maintain in bioreactor, so small fermentors used instead) and rich nutrient medium, also senisitve to pH and temp

formed in semi continuous batch process (first fungi grows, forms penicillin, extracted and purified)

Front	penicillin production
Back	mould requires high O2 levels (difficult to maintain in bioreactor, so small fermentors used instead) and rich nutrient medium, also senisitve to pH and temp formed in semi continuous batch process (first fungi grows, forms penicillin, extracted and purified)

Penicillin Production Mould Requires High O2 Levels Difficult