Modelling the Biphasic Growth and Product Formation by Enterococcus faecium CECT 410 in Realkalized Fed-Batch Fermentations in Whey

Table 3

Parameter values (means ± SD) of the bi-Logistic equation (A.3) used for predicting the biphasic growth data of Ent. faecium CECT 410 in the two realkalized fed-batch fermentations in whey.

Parameter	Fed-batch fermentation I	Fed-batch fermentation II
𝐾3	0.202 ± 0.0216	0.221 ± 0.0381
𝑐3	NS	NS
𝑏3	NS	NS
K 4	1.163 ± 0.0343	3.397 ± 0.0475
c 4	3.069 ± 0.1750	3.236 ± 0.1015
b 4	0.035 ± 0.0018	0.023 ± 0.0006
𝑅^2	0.9827	0.9984
RPDM	4.974	8.840

Statistically significant coefficients (𝑃<.05) are expressed as means ± standard errors, NS: no significant (𝑃>.05).