Optimization of culture conditions and continuous production or chitosan by the fungi, Absidia coerulea

Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 6-10

  Kim, Woo Jun ^a   Lee, Woo Gi ^a   Theodore, Kalaimahan ^a   Chang, Ho Nam ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Absidia coerulea; Chitosan production; Continuous culture; Fungal morphology; Optimum conditions

Indexed keywords

EID: 52549104832     PISSN: 12268372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02942243     Document Type: Article

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