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Trichodermin, a microbial biofungicide obtained by the cultivation of the genus Trichoderma in geometrically dissimilar bioreactors, was investigated both in production and the application in food plants at different stages of growth. The growth of the producer was considerably better in the counterflow mixing system (CFMS) in comparison with the turbine mixing system (STMS). Morphological changes of the strain were studied during batch fermentation at different mixing regimes. The characteristic dynamics of the morphology were better when using CFMS. The biofungicide trichodermin produced by CFMS showed a somewhat higher activity for barley and sugar beet.
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Apsite, A., Viesturs, U., Sğteinberga, V. et al. Morphology and antifungal action of the genus Trichoderma cultivated in geometrically dissimilar bioreactors. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 14, 23–29 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008812130654
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