Functional characterisation of penicillin production strains

Fungal Biology Reviews

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 73-78

  van den Berg, Marco A ^a  

^a DSM BIOTECHNOLOGY CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Genomics; Penicillin; Penicillium chrysogenum; Strain development

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM;

EID: 77958567501     PISSN: 17494613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fbr.2010.03.006     Document Type: Review

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