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Production of an exopolysaccharide (glucan) by Acremonium diospyri was not markedly affected by its specific growth rate, the culture pH or the stirrer speed under NH +4 -limiting chemostat conditions. The exopolysaccharide was also detected in the medium under conditions of NH +4 excess.
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P. Wood and R.J. Seviour are with the Biotechnology Research Centre, La Trobe University College of Northern Victoria, Bendigo, Victoria 3550, Australia
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Wood, P., Seviour, R.J. Exopolysaccharide production by Acremonium diospyri in continuous culture. World Journal of Microbiology & Biotechnology 10, 14–16 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00357554
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