Myeong-Suk Shin and Seung-Beom Hong*
Korean Agricultural Culture Collection, Agricultural Microbiology Division, National Academy of Agricultural Science, Rural Devel-
opment Administration, Suwon 441-707, Korea
Correspondence to funguy@korea.kr
Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor J Mycol) June 30, 2014, 42(2):97-103.
https://doi.org/10.4489/KJM.2014.42.2.97
Received: June 27, 2014; Revised: June 28, 2014; Accepted: June 30, 2014
Published: June 30, 2014.
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A total of 7039 strains of filamentous fungi are preserved in Korean Agricultural Culture Collection (KACC). The 4065 strains (58%) of them, which produce many spores in cultivation on proper media, are preserved with freeze-drying method. They are also preserved with liquid nitrogen and deep-freezer storage in order to minimize loss by death. Aspergillus, Penicillium, Lichtheimia, Mucor, Rhizopus, etc. which are common in surrounding environments, are included in this category. The others which do not produce spores, or produce few spores in vitro, are preserved with liquid nitrogen, deep-freezer and mineral oil storage. Phytophthora, Pythium, Cercospora, Septoria, Rhizoctonia, etc. are included in this category. The authors also introduced various fungal preservation methods and provided detailed preservation procedures that are used in KACC.
Freezer drying, Fungus, Korean Agriculture Culture Collection (KACC), Mineral oil storage, Preservation