Dependence of mycelial morphology on impeller type and agitation intensity

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 672-684

  Justen P ^a   Paul, G C ^a   Nienow, A W ^a   Thomas, C R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

circulation frequency; energy dissipation rate; image analysis; impeller geometry; mycelial morphology; Penicillium chrysogenum

Indexed keywords

FERMENTATION; ROTORS; TURBINES; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; VORTEX FLOW;

AGITATION INTENSITY; MYCELIAL MORPHOLOGY; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; RUSHTON TURBINE;

FUNGI;

AGITATION; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; DRUG MANUFACTURE; FERMENTATION; FLUID TRANSPORT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM;

EID: 0342647596     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0290(19961220)52:6<672::AID-BIT5>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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