Optimization of citric acid production from a new strain and mutant of Aspergillus niger using solid state fermentation

Food Biotechnology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 169-180

  Alani, Faiez ^a   Moo Young, Murray ^a   Anderson, William ^a   Bataine, Zakaria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b AL AL BAYT UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Aspergillus niger; Citric acid; Mutant; Solid state fermentation

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COPPER; FERMENTATION; GAMMA RAYS; OPTIMIZATION; SOILS;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; MUTANT STRAINS; MUTANTS; SOLID STATE FERMENTATION;

CITRIC ACID;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CERATONIA SILIQUA;

EID: 34447126906     PISSN: 08905436     EISSN: 15324249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08905430701410597     Document Type: Article

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