Biotechnology Engineering (M.Phil./Ph.D.) 2017 Panjab University Entrance Exam With Answers

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In a continuous fermenter, among other components glucose was the single growth limiting substrate both Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterium smegmatis. Both the population were competing for the glucose. Which one of the two organisms would not be washed out ;

A: The one maintaining the highest substrate concentration
B: The one maintaining the modest substrate concentration
C: The one maintaining the lowest substrate concentration
D: The one that was added first

The answer is: C