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Solid Substrate Cultivation processes (SSC) are characterised by the growth of microorganisms within a porous support without free water. This condition favors the development of filamentous fungi, given their unique capacity to colonise the interparticular spaces of solid matrices. In addition, the risk of bacterial contamination is reduced due to the low water activity (lower than 0 98) of the solid medium. Some interesting advantages of SSC processes compared with submerged cultivation are: higher productivities, lower operation costs and higher products concentration [1].
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Agosin, E., Pérez-Correa, R., Fernández, M., Solar, I., Chiang, L. (1997). An aseptic pilot bioreactor for solid substrate cultivation processes. In: Wise, D.L. (eds) Global Environmental Biotechnology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1711-3_20
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