Aspergillus niger van Tieghem
NCAIM Number F.00982
Other Collection Number ATCC 10864, NRRL 330, CBS 122.49, CECT 2775, IFO 6661, IMI 60286, MUCL 28817
Strain Name
Mutant
Strain Status
Strain History
Previous Name
Typestrain of
Depositor Török, T.
Isolator
Isolation source
Isolation Type
Restriction Hazard Group 1
Name of Medium NCAIM 0001 - Malt Extract Agar 24°C
Notes and applications

degrades unhydrolyzed potato starch (Abouzied MM, Reddy CA. Direct fermentation of potato starch to ethanol by cocultures of Aspergillus niger and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 52: 1055-1059, 1986.)
produces acetyl-xylan esterase (Khan AW, et al. Comparison of natural hemicellulose and chemically acetylated xylan as substrates for the determination of acetyl-xylan esterase activity in Aspergilli. Enzyme Microb. Technol. 12: 127-131, 1990.)

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