GROWTH OF CANDIDA-UTILIS IN SOLID-STATE FERMENTATION

In this work, the growth of the yeast Candida utilis on different soli d substrate (wheat bran) and supports (sugarcane bagasse and Amberlite resin) imbibed with a liquid culture medium was studied. Growth was f ollowed by sugars consumption, carbon dioxide production rate (CDPR) a nd cell count. The results showed the ability of the yeast to grow on the three solid media with fairly good viability and total dextrose co nsumption in the case of sugarcane bagasse and Amberlite, and partial consumption of wheat bran sugars. After two or three days of culture, a five hundred fold increase in cell population was observed.