Agitation induced mycelial fragmentation of Aspergillus oryzae and Penicillium chrysogenum

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 109-114

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agitation; Aspergillus oryzae; EDC; Mycelial fragmentation; Mycelial morphology; Penicillium chrysogenum

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOENGINEERING; CHEMOSTAT; FERMENTATION; MORPHOLOGY; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0343527345     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-703X(99)00059-5     Document Type: Article

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