Reducing branching and enhancing fragmentation in culturing filamentous microorganisms
CA 2331927 A1 · Owner: Kraal, Barend · Inventors: Luiten, Rudolf Gijsbertus Maria; Kraal, Barend; Van Wezel, Gilles Philippus
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The invention relates to the field of microorganisms and in particular to the culturing of microorganisms. The invention provides means and methods for enhancing the culturing properties of filamentous microorganisms in , particular filamentous fungi. The means and methods according to the invention comprise reducing the branching and/or enhancing the fragmentation of said filamentous microorganisms, whereby their liquid culturing properties are improved. In one embodiment this is achieved by providing said microorganisms with activity capable of enhancing fragmentation and/or reducing branching such as the activity which in e.g. Streptomyces griseus is encoded by ssgA.
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- Filed June 25, 1999. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended June 25, 2019.
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