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Cellulase production by Trichoderma reesei mutant RUT-C30, immobilized on 4% κ-carrageenan beads, was monitored in continuous culture for 13 days. Cellulase production averaged 26.0 Filter Paper Units (FPU)/l/hr; carbon and nitrogen requirements per FPU produced were reduced to 1/4-1/2 those of conventional continuous culture.
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Frein, E.M., Montenecourt, B.S. & Eveleigh, D.E. Cellulase production by Trichoderma reesei immobilized on κ-carrageenan. Biotechnol Lett 4, 287–292 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00132827
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