Microflora of Mana, a Nepalese rice koji

Journal of Fermentation and Bioengineering

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 168-170

  Nikkuni, Sayuki ^a   Karki, Tika B ^b   Terao, Toshiro ^c   Suzuki, Chise ^a  

^a NATIONAL FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND COOPERATIVES   (Nepal)

^c NATIONAL VETERINARY ASSAY LABORATORY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aspergillus oryzae; koji; Mana; microflora; Murcha; Nepal

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; MICROFLORA; MUCORALES; NEPAL; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; RICE; RNA SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; YEAST;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MUCORALES;

EID: 0029670197     PISSN: 0922338X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0922-338X(96)87597-0     Document Type: Article

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