Description of conidia from submerged cultivation of Thermomyces lanuginosus for use as a uniform inoculum
- 15 June 1992
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in FEMS Microbiology Letters
- Vol. 93 (3) , 279-283
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0378-1097(92)90475-4
Abstract
Conidia produced by submerged cultivation of the thermophilic fungus Thermomyces lanuginosus were superior to conidia from agar plates when used as inoculum, due to a faster and more synchronous germination. With conidia derived from submerged liquid culture at 40–45°C more than 90% germination was achieved at 50°C within 3 h whereas the same percentage germination was only achieved after 5 h incubation of conidia produced on agar plates. The temperature during conidial formation, and conidial age at the time of harvesting, were factors influencing germination of the conidia.Keywords
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