Sporulation at minimum specific growth rate in Aspergillus nidulans chemostat culture predicted using protein synthesis efficiency estimations

Journal of Basic Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 293-298

  Bushell, M E ^a   Bull, A T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMOSTAT; FUNGAL CELL CULTURE; FUNGAL GROWTH; FUNGAL SPORE; GROWTH RATE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RIBOSOME; SPOROGENESIS; STEADY STATE;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BIOREACTORS; CULTURE MEDIA; FUNGAL PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; RIBOSOMES; RNA, FUNGAL; SPORES, FUNGAL;

ASPERGILLUS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS;

EID: 0033401468     PISSN: 0233111X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-4028(199912)39:5/6<293::AID-JOBM293>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Article

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