Draft Genome Sequence of Aspergillus oryzae 100-8, an Increased Acid Protease Production Strain
Guozhong Zhao, Yunping Yao1, Lihua Hou2
1State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China.
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|June 7, 2014
Abstract:
Aspergillus oryzae is a common fungus for traditional fermentation in Asia, such as spirit, soybean paste, and soy sauce fermentation. We report the 36.7-Mbp draft genome sequence of A. oryzae 100-8 and compared it to the published genome sequence of A. oryzae 3.042.
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