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Effect of changed cultivation conditions on the morphology ofAspergillus niger and on citric acid biosynthesis in laboratory cultivation

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Cultivation ofAspergillus niger 97A in baffled flasks on a shaker brings about metabolic changes demonstrated in increased citric acid biosynthesis, morphological changes and alterations in the mycelial cell wall.

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  1. Department of Technical Microbiology, Institute of Microbiology, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, 142 20, Prague 4

    M. Musílková, E. Ujcová, L. Seichert & Z. Fencl

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Musílková, M., Ujcová, E., Seichert, L. et al. Effect of changed cultivation conditions on the morphology ofAspergillus niger and on citric acid biosynthesis in laboratory cultivation. Folia Microbiol 27, 328–332 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02883134

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