Efficient production of secreted proteins by Aspergillus: Progress, limitations and prospects

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-11

  Gouka, R J ^a,b   Punt, P J ^a   Van Den Hondel, C A M J J ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH VLAARDINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

ASPERGILLUS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS AWAMORI; FUNGI;

EID: 0031054007     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530050880     Document Type: Review

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