A bacterial culture with an approximate biomass composition of CH1.8O0.5N0.2 is grown aerobically on a defined medium containing glucose as the sole carbon source and ammonia being the nitrogen source. In this fermentation, biomass is formed with a yield coefficient of 0.35 gram dry cell weight per gram of glucose and acetate is producedwith a yield coefficient of 0.1 gram acetate per gram of glucose. The respiratory coefficient for the above culture will be

A bacterial culture with an approximate biomass composition of CH1.8O0

1.	A bacterial culture with an approximate biomass composition of CH1.8O0.5N0.2 is grown aerobically on a defined medium containing glucose as the sole carbon source and ammonia being the nitrogen source. In this fermentation, biomass is formed with a yield coefficient of 0.35 gram dry cell weight per gram of glucose and acetate is producedwith a yield coefficient of 0.1 gram acetate per gram of glucose. The respiratory coefficient for the above culture will be
A.	0.90
B.	0.95
C.	1.00
D.	1.05
Answer» C. 1.00

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