Hello, could you please share how you measure biomass/growth of Aspergillus oryzae in your lab?

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Michael Kohlstedt

Dear Jennifer,

check out these publications on Aspergillus niger which could help you in finding a suitable protocol. Try gravimetric dry cell weight estimation via filtration or centrifugation:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20502893/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19953678/

Article Integration of in vivo and in silico metabolic fluxes for im...

You can even customize the morphology by adding microparticles:

Article Customization of Aspergillus niger Morphology Through Additi...

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21636997/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21887774/

Best

Michael

Jennifer Onunze

Thanks a million Michael Kohlstedt .