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Aspergillus oryzae (Japanese: kōji 麹) is a fungus used in Japanese cuisine. It is the agent which ferments soybeans to produce miso. Divisions Chytridiomycota Zygomycota Glomeromycota Ascomycota Basidiomycota Yellow fungus For the fictional character, see Fungus the Bogeyman. ... There are many views of what is fundamental to Japanese cuisine. ... In its strictest sense, fermentation (formerly called zymnosis) is the energy-yielding anaerobic metabolic breakdown of a nutrient molecule, such as glucose, without net oxidation. ... Soybean - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Miso (Japanese: 味噌) is a thick paste made by fermenting soybeans with kōji (麹, Aspergillus oryzae) and sea salt. ...


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Aspergillus oryzae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (216 words)
Aspergillus oryzae (Chinese: 麴菌, 麴霉菌, 曲霉菌, pinyin: qū meí jùn, Japanese: 麹, 麹菌 or koji) is a fungus used in Chinese and Japanese cuisine which ferments soybeans to produce miso and soy sauce.
oryzae are predicted to be involved in secondary metabolism.
Aspergillus oryzae genome from the Database of Genomes Analysed at NITE (DOGAN)
Aspergillus Species (2349 words)
Aspergillus clavatus, Aspergillus glaucus group, Aspergillus nidulans, Aspergillus oryzae, Aspergillus terreus, Aspergillus ustus, and Aspergillus versicolor are among the other species less commonly isolated as opportunistic pathogens.
Aspergillus colonies are downy to powdery in texture.
In contrast to Aspergillus, the hyphae of Syncephalastrum are nonseptate [1303].
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