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Give parts of bioreactors along with usage.

Answer:

Parts of bioreactors are   

(i) Agitator: To mix culture micro-organism and nutrient media.

(ii) Oxygen delivery system: For aeration of culture media.

(iii) Foam control system: To stop undesirable overgrowth of microbes.

(iv) Temperature control system: To provide optimum temperature conditions for growth of microbes.

(v) pH control: To maintain proper pH in bioreactor for culture growth/inoculum maintenance.

(vi) Sampling port: To withdraw small amount of culture periodically.