A b s t r a c t : Maintaining pII by neutralising lactic acid with NaOI-I improves the growth, glucose consumption, and lactic acid procluction by L~zctohaclllc/.s cnsei. However glucose consumption and lactic acicl production were increased when the p1-l of the above medium was maintained with CaCO" . When glucose concentrat1011 was increasecl leading to a decrease in growth rate, CaCO, seems to be cfrectivc a t high glucose concentrations. Atlding glucose ancl C a C O , a t different growth p

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... h a s e s (lid n o t a l t e r glucose consumption and lactic acid production.