Abstract
Very low extracellular amylase levels measured during the growth of Humicola grisea var. thermoidea in starch-yeast medium appeared to be sufficient to metabolize the starch relatively rapidly. A maximum mycelial dry weight of about 65 mg was measure after six days of incubation.
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Adams, P.R. Starch-metabolic growth characteristics of Humicola grisea var. thermoidea . Mycopathologia 92, 157–159 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00437627
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