APPARATUS FOR CULTIVATING MICROORGANISMS Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: microbiological industry. SUBSTANCE: apparatus has light-transmitting cultivator made in the form of a cuvette with plane-parallel walls and bubbler and illuminating lamps disposed therein and parallel with cuvette bottom, the lamps being in the form of cylindrical tubes disposed horizontally along parallel walls of cuvette. The latter is provided with fitting for entering cultural medium and inoculate, metering devices, and nipple for biomass drainage. Cuvette is advantageously made with length equal to that of illuminating lamps and with height being at least twice as a part of cuvette filled with biomass, whereas width of cuvette should be such as to ensure illumination intensity in the middle of cuvette allowing bacteriorhodopsin production at least 0.5 nmol per 1 mg of cell protein. EFFECT: apparatus is easy to make and operate with optimum condition for cultivation. 2 cl, 2 dwg