Patent ID: 8030054

Claim:
A method for cultivating microorganisms on solid growth media particles in a solid state fermenting (SSF) reactor system, comprising: disposing the particles of the solid growth media at a first position of rest within a first portion of the reactor system, the first position of rest being disposed upstream of a point of inoculation; transferring a flow of particles of the solid growth medium individually and continuously from the position of rest disposed upstream of the point of inoculation, to and beyond the point of inoculation, and to a second position of rest within a second portion of the system by means, at least, of external vibration, the second portion of the system being disposed downstream of the point of inoculation; feeding inoculum to the solid growth medium at the point of inoculation; and performing a uniform and continuous inoculation of the of the particles of the solid growth medium via the transferring of the flow of particles.