Conidia production by Beauveria bassiana (for the biocontrol of a diamondback moth) during solid-state fermentation in a packed-bed bioreactor

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 135-139

  Kang, S W ^a   Lee, S H ^a   Yoon, C S ^a   Kim, S W ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Beauveria bassiana; Packed bed bioreactor; Polypropylene foam; Solid state fermentation

Indexed keywords

ADDITION REACTIONS; BIOCONTROL; BIOREACTORS; FERMENTATION; FOAMS; POLYPROPYLENES;

FORCED AERATION; PACKING DENSITY; SOLID-STATE FERMENTATION (SSF);

PACKED BEDS;

POLYPROPYLENE;

AIR; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; BIOREACTOR; BIOTECHNOLOGY; FERMENTATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOTH; PHYSIOLOGY; RICE;

AIR; ANIMALS; ASCOMYCOTA; BIOREACTORS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; FERMENTATION; MOTHS; ORYZA SATIVA; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; POLYPROPYLENES;

BASSIANA; BEAUVERIA; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; LEPIDOPTERA; PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 14644390964     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-004-7871-8     Document Type: Article

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