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Abbreviations

\( C_{{{\text{O}}_{2} }} \) :

Concentration of dissolved oxygen in the liquid (kg O2 m−3)

d 32 :

Sauter mean diameter (μm)

D :

Diameter of the impeller (m)

D crit :

Critical diameter (m)

D eff :

Diffusion diameter (m2 s−1)

d eq :

Equilibrium diameter (μm)

d h /d r :

Hyphal gradient in the pellet periphery (% μm−1)

d i :

Size of the drops/bubbles (μm)

\( D_{{{\text{O}}_{2} }} \) :

Molecular diffusion coefficient (m2 s−1)

EDCF:

Energy dissipation/circulation function (kW m−3 s−1)

F lG :

Gaseous flow (–)

i :

Volume unit

k :

Constant that depends on the geometry of the impeller (–)

k b :

Number of volumes sampled (–)

k L a :

Volumetric oxygen transfer coefficient (h−1)

L :

Hyphal length (μm)

N :

Stirring speed (s−1)

n i :

Number of drops/bubbles per volume i

P :

Power supplied (kW)

P p :

Porosity of the pellet (–)

P/V L :

Volume power drawn (kW m−3)

\( q_{{{\text{O}}_{2} }} \) :

Specific rate of oxygen consumption (kg O2 kg−1 s−1)

r :

Aggregate density (kg m−3)

\( R_{{{\text{O}}_{2} }} \) :

Rate of oxygen consumption per unit volume (kg O2 m−3 s−1)

t c :

Circulation time (s)

V L :

Volume of liquid (m3)

λ :

Size of Kolmogorov microscale (μm)

ε :

Local energy supplied (W kg−1)

ν:

Viscosity (Pa s)

6PP:

6-pentyl-α-pyrone

ATP:

Adenosine triphosphate

CFU:

Colony-forming units

DNA:

Deoxyribonucleic acid

FDA:

Fluorescein diacetate

GFP:

Green fluorescent protein

RNA:

Ribonucleic acid

RPB:

Reciprocating plate bioreactor

rpm:

Radians per minute (stirring speed)

vvm:

Volume of gas per volume of liquid per minute

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Serrano-Carreón, L., Galindo, E., Rocha-Valadéz, J.A., Holguín-Salas, A., Corkidi, G. (2015). Hydrodynamics, Fungal Physiology, and Morphology. In: Krull, R., Bley, T. (eds) Filaments in Bioprocesses. Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology, vol 149. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/10_2015_304

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