Water availability and metabolomic profiles of Epicoccum nigrum and Sarophorum palmicola grown in solid substrate fermentation systems

Mycologist

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 18-23

  Aldred, David ^a   Penn, Julia ^b   Magan, Naresh ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Cubist Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Metabolomic profiles; Solid substrate fermentation; Water availability

Indexed keywords

EID: 14844303362     PISSN: 0269915X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0269915X05001035     Document Type: Article

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