Faster chitosan production by Mucoralean strains in submerged culture

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 20-23

  Da Silva Amorim, Rosa Valéria ^a   De Souza, Wanderley ^b   Fukushima, Kazutaka ^c   De Campos Takaki, Galba Maria ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chitosan; Cunninghamella elegans; Mucor racemosus; Submerged culture

Indexed keywords

CUNNINGHAMELLA; CUNNINGHAMELLA ELEGANS; FUNGI; MUCOR; MUCOR RACEMOSUS; MUCORALES;

EID: 0242557554     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: 16784405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1517-83822001000100005     Document Type: Article

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