Influence of water activity on growth an
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A. Pandey; L. Ashakumary; P. Selvakumar; K.S. Vijayalakshmi
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Article
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1994
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Springer
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English
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Growth of Aspergillus niger and glucoamylase production correlated well with the water activity of the substrate (wheat bran plus corn flour) in a solid-state fermentation. Both were maximal at an initial water activity of 0.936. Glycoamylase reached 550 units/g dry substrate after 96 h.