Effect of hyphal micromorphology on bioreactor performance of antibiotic-producing Saccharopolyspora erythraea cultures

Microbiology

Volumn 142, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1783-1788

  Martin, Steven M ^a,b   Bushell, Michael E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b Cantab Pharmaceuticals Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotic production; Bioreactor performance; Erythromycin; Hyphal micromorphology; Secondary metabolism

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC BIOSYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; DRUG MANUFACTURE; FUNGUS CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROPOLYSPORA;

EID: 0029884425     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/13500872-142-7-1783     Document Type: Article

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