Improved production of curdlan with concentrated cells of Agrobacterium sp.

Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 107-111

  Jung, Dae Young ^a   Cho, Young Su ^a   Chung, Chung Han ^a   Jung, Dai Il ^a   Kim, Kwang ^a   Lee, Jin Woo ^a  

^a Dong A University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium sp.; Concentrated cells; Curdlan; Inoculum size; Nitrogen depletion

Indexed keywords

EID: 0142056334     PISSN: 12268372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02931955     Document Type: Article

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