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Production, Properties and Applications of Fungal Cell Wall Polysaccharides: Chitosan and Glucan

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Nwe, N., Furuike, T., Tamura, H. (2011). Production, Properties and Applications of Fungal Cell Wall Polysaccharides: Chitosan and Glucan. In: Jayakumar, R., Prabaharan, M., Muzzarelli, R. (eds) Chitosan for Biomaterials II. Advances in Polymer Science, vol 244. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/12_2011_124

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