Digital image processing as a tool to monitor biomass growth in Aspergillus niger 3T5B8 solid-state fermentation: Preliminary results

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 224, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 290-297

  Couri, S ^a   Merces E P ^a   Neves, B C V ^b   Senna, L F ^c  

^a EMBRAPA AGROINDÚSTRIA DE ALIMENTOS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL RURAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biomass growth; Digital image processing; Filamentous fungi; Glycosamine analysis; Polygalacturonase; Solid state fermentation

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; BIOMASS; ECOLOGY; FERMENTATION; PROCESS CONTROL;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BIOMASS GROWTH; DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING TECHNIQUE; FERMENTATION PROCESS; FILAMENTOUS FUNGUS; GLYCOSAMINE; GLYCOSAMINE ANALYSE; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; POLYGALACTURONASE; SOLID-STATE FERMENTATION;

IMAGE PROCESSING;

POLYGALACTURONASE;

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BIOMASS FERMENTATION; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CAMERA; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIGITAL IMAGING; FUNGAL BIOMASS; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS HYPHAE; IMAGE PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOLID STATE FERMENTATION; STEREOMICROSCOPY;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; FUNGI;

EID: 33845804281     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2006.01699.x     Document Type: Article

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