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Mycelia of Streptomyces erythreus were immobilized in calcium alginate beads and employed for production of erythromycin. Compared to conventional and washed mycelial fermentation, the average specific productivity of immobilised mycelia was superior.
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Bandyopadhyay, A., Das, A.K. & Mandal, S.K. Erythromycin production by Streptomyces erythreus entrapped in calcium alginate beads. Biotechnol Lett 15, 1003–1006 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00129926
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