Improved Rifamycin B Production by Nocardia mediterranei MTCC 14 under Solid-State Fermentation through Process Optimization

Table 1

Level of the production parameters for production of rifamycin B from Nocardia mediterranei MTCC 14 by using Plackett-Burman design test.

Processes parameters code	Medium composition and conditions	High level (+)	Low  level (−)
	Glucose % (w/w)	7	5
	Maltose % (w/w)	7	5
	Ribose % (w/w)	7	5
	Galactose % (w/w)	7	5
	Beef extract % (w/w)	9	7
	Peanut meal % (w/w)	9	7
	Ammonium chloride % (w/w)	9	7
	Ammonium sulphate % (w/w)	9	7
	Barbital % (w/w)	3	2
	pH	9	7
	Moisture content %	60	50