The growth of microbes is frequently affected by the presence of inhibitory compounds in the bioreactor. The presence of inhibitory compounds can be either intentional or unintentional. The unintentional presence of inhibitors in microbial growth systems arises from the presence of inhibitory components in the bioreactor feed, the production of either inhibitory products or intermediates, and the production of inhibitory compounds as a result of cell lysis.
Mr. Agarwal's material has been deleted because there are several other pages about inhibitory substrates. This is the next topic in the outline for our R.P.I. course anyway.