Aspergillus as a cell factory for protein production: Controlling protease activity in fungal production

The Aspergilli: Genomics, Medical Aspects, Biotechnology, and Research Methods

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 441-455

  Braaksma, Machtelt ^a   Punt, Peter J ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

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DOI: 10.1201/9781420008517     Document Type: Chapter

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