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Mn2 + improves surfactin production by Bacillus subtilis

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Surfactin productivity by Bacillus subtilis was increased from 0.33 g l−1 to 2.6 g l−1 by adding 0.01 mM Mn2+ to a defined glucose medium. The final yield exceeded that of most reported values for genetically improved strains.

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Yung Ta Institute of Technology and Commerce, Ping-Tung, Taiwan, R.O.C.

    Yu-Hong Wei & I-Ming Chu

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Wei, YH., Chu, IM. Mn2 + improves surfactin production by Bacillus subtilis . Biotechnology Letters 24, 479–482 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1014534021276

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