Fermentative production fungal morphology

FIGURE 8.5 The mutual dependence of fungal morphology, fermentation condilioiw and fungal genetics and the overall influence on fumaric acid production. 

The interdependence between fungal morphology and other properties is summarized in Fig. 8.5. The optimization of growfh conditions (fermentation environment) for a new combination of carbon source and a fungal strain is a big challenge for enhancing fhe product... 

Li, Z., ShuWa, V, Fordyce, A., Pedersen, A., Wenger, K., Marten, M., 2000. Fungal morphology and fragmentation behavior in a fed-batch Aspergillus oryzae 81 fermentation at the production scale. Biotechnology and Bioengineering 70,300-312. 

It has been claimed that there exists a direct quantitative relation between the fungal pellet morphology and an enhanced production of FA (Zhou et al., 2011). The formation of fungal pellets can benefit fermentation, as they reduce the medium viscosity and also have the advantages of not wrapping into the impeller of the fermenter, the reuse of fungal biomass. 

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