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The effect of different carbon sources on the sugar composition of the mycelium of Aspergillus niger

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The effect of different carbon sources on the sugar concentration and composition of theAspergillus niger mycelium has been studied at different days of incubation. No positive correlation could be drawn among dry weight, growth rate, and concentration of sugar and with substrate and sugar composition of mycelium. Glucose was the predominant sugar in all the cases.

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Die Wirkung von verschiedenen Kohlenhydratquellen an Zuckerkonzentration und Zusammensetzung des Myzels ofAspergillus niger war untersucht an verschiedenen Tagen der Inkubation. Keine positive Korrelation konnte festgestellt werden unter Trockengewicht, Wachstumsrate, Zuckerkonzentration, Nährboden und Zuckerbildung des Myzels. Glukose war der vorherrschende Zucker in allen Fällen.

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    Present address: Dept. of Botany, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA

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Hasija, S.K., Wolf, F.T. The effect of different carbon sources on the sugar composition of the mycelium of Aspergillus niger. Mycopathologia et Mycologia Applicata 39, 337–343 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02052799

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