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Rhizopus oligosporus grown on natural rubber waste serum for production of single cell protein: a preliminary study

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Maximum production of mycelium and utilization of total organic carbon byR. oligosporus grown on natural rubber waste serum was achieved at 28°C with an inoculum size of 7.5% (v/v) and grown for 144 h with an initial pH of 4.0. The maximum production of total crude protein, however, was when culture medium was inoculated with 2% (v/v) of spore suspension under the same conditions. Natural rubber waste serum may be a potential substrate for the production of single cell protein.

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  1. Department of Microbiology, The University of Queensland, 4072, Queensland, Australia

    M. S. Mahat & I. C. MacRae

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Mahat, M.S., MacRae, I.C. Rhizopus oligosporus grown on natural rubber waste serum for production of single cell protein: a preliminary study. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 8, 63–64 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01200687

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