A
bioreactor which enables optimal
fermentation conditions to be maintained, allowing addition of nutrients, removal of products
and
insertion of measuring and/or control probes as well as other necessary equipment (e.g. for
heating, cooling, aeration, agitation, sterilization, etc.) under sterile conditions.
Source:
PAC, 1992, 64, 143
(Glossary for chemists of terms used in biotechnology (IUPAC Recommendations 1992))
on page 154