title: Defined media and inert supports: their potential as solid-state fermentation production systems.
abstract: Solid-state fermentation (SSF) using inert supports impregnated with chemically defined liquid media has several potential applications in both scientific studies and in the industrial production of high-value products, such as metabolites, biological control agents and enzymes. As a result of its more defined system, SSF on inert supports offers numerous advantages, such as improved process control and monitoring, and enhanced process consistency, compared with cultivation on natural solid substrates.
authors.affiliation: Department of Agrotechnology and Food Sciences, Food and Bioprocess Engineering Group, Wageningen University, The Netherlands. lydia.ooijkaas@algemeen.pk.wau.nl
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Ooijkaas
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Buitelaar
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tramper
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rinzema
mesh_terms: D001709:Biotechnology / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D003470:Culture Media; D005285:Fermentation
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media