Although, previous study on propagation of Fusarium oxysporumshowed preference for Beta vulgaris with substantial free
cyanide biodegradation including diauxic growth
[1]. Battley
[17] acknowledged that the results
are not reproducible, due to the use of an adiabatic calorimeter.
However, the results reported herein; i.e. from a
MDSCTM are generally deemed reliable thus
reproducible. Albeit, if sufficient quantities of B .vulgaris and/or further pre-treatment of agro-industrial waste
besides pulverising were used, better biodegradation and substrate
utilisation performance could have been observed, as this influenced the
integrity and the quality of the biomass being generated thus bioreactor
performance. As such, it is feasible to suggest that a highly stressful
environment culminates in poorly structured cells, which can impede the
ability of such cells to detoxify a highly contaminated environment.