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Microorganisms Used for Single-Cell Protein Production

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Single Cell Protein Production from Lignocellulosic Biomass

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Microbial sources of single-cell proteins are presented in this chapter. Various bacteria, mould, yeast and algae have been used for the production of single-cell proteins.

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Bajpai, P. (2017). Microorganisms Used for Single-Cell Protein Production. In: Single Cell Protein Production from Lignocellulosic Biomass. SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science(). Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5873-8_4

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