Effect of individual amino acids and glucose on activation and germination of Rhizopus oligosporus sporangiospores in tempe starter

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1204-1214

  Thanh, N V ^a,b   Rombouts, F M ^b   Nout, M J R ^b  

^a CAN THO UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Activation; Alanine; Amino acids; Dormancy; Inoculum; Proline; Rhizopus oligosporus; Spores; Uptake; Viability

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; CULTIVATION; GLUCOSE; STARTERS;

ALANINE; AMINO-ACIDS; DORMANCY; INOCULA; PROLINE; RHIZOPUS OLIGOSPORUS; SPORE; SPORE GERMINATION; UPTAKE; VIABILITY;

GERMINATION;

ALANINE; AMINO ACID; ARGININE; CARBON; GLUCOSE; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; LYSINE; NITROGEN; PEPTONE; PHOSPHATE; PROLINE;

AMINO ACID; DORMANCY; GERMINATION; SPORE;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; FLUORESCENCE; FUNGAL SPORE GERMINATION; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; RHIZOPUS; RHIZOPUS OLIGOSPORUS; SOYBEAN;

GLYCINE MAX; OLIGOSPORUS; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); RHIZOPUS; RHIZOPUS MICROSPORUS VAR. OLIGOSPORUS;

EID: 27544500918     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2005.02692.x     Document Type: Article

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