Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor. J. Mycol.)
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Research Article

Reassessment of the Growth Properties of Mycelium among Cordyceps pruinosa Isolates According to Cultivation Conditions

1Department of Microbiology, Dankook University, Cheonan 330-714, Korea
2Mushroom Research Division, Department of Herbal Crop Research, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, RDA,
Suwon 440-706, Korea
3College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 156-756, Korea
4MushTech Inc., Gangwon-do, Haesung-kun, Cheongil-myun, Kosiri 225-852, Korea

Correspondence to piceae@dankook.ac.kr

Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor J Mycol) December 30, 2013, 41(4):231-235.
https://doi.org/10.4489/KJM.2013.41.4.231
Received: October 10, 2013; Revised: October 11, 2013; Accepted: October 18, 2013
Published: December 30, 2013.
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ABSTRACT

To obtain basic data for the better use of Cordyceps pruinosa we reassessed the effect of different medium, culture method, pH, and carbon and nitrogen sources on the mycelial growth properties of four C. pruinosa isolates. The growth of mycelia differed among the four isolates depending on medium type and cultivation days. Among the tested 8 kinds of solid media, the four isolates grew well on PDA and MMMA(mushroom minimal medium agar). While, among the tested 8 kinds of liquid media, all the isolates grew well in SDYM(Sabourand’s dextrose yeast extract medium) . The isolates also grew well in the SDYM with pH from 4.0 to 9.5 without any inhibition. One isolate could best grow at pH 8 to 9.5. Regarding the ability of utilizing carbon source, the difference of mycelia growth among the isolates was the most with xylose. Regarding nitrogen source, three isolates could utilize urea which is new fact in this species. These results provide new points on the growth properties of the fungal mycelium which has not been explored before. Overall, this reassessed study concluded that it is necessary to check in advance the growth properties of mycelium when a new isolate of C. pruinosa is expected to be used for application.

Keywords

Cordyceps pruinosa, Culture medium, Growth properties of mycelium, Nutrient source

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