• The Korean Journal of Mycology
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• v.24 no.1 s.76
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• pp.81-88
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• 1996

Cereals were used as solid-substrate for the cultivation of Ganoderma lucidum. The hydration time with cold water appeared to be 10, 11 and 12 hours for Malt, Danyeob and Black soybeans respectively, and the water content was enough for mycelial growth in this condition. The hydration times required for sorghum, job's tears, barley, brown rice and wheat were 2.5, 4, 5, 10 and 12 hours respectively, but the final water content was much less than optimum water content (65%). Hot water reduced the hydration time of soybeans, and the water content reached to 65% within $120{\sim}150$mins. This condition showed the optimum for the mycelial growth. For the other cereals, it took about $17{\sim}120$ mins to reach the optimum water content (65%). From this result, hot water was better than cold water for the hydration of cereals. We attempted to develop a practically applicable process by combining the soaking and sterilization. This process was successful with soybean and about 1.1 times of water based on the weight of soybean appeared to be suitable. In all varieties of cereal, the water content of 65% appeared to be the best for the growth of the fungi and production of glucosamine related to the amount of mycelium. The mycelial growth rate in accordance with kinds of solid-state materials was in the order of barley > wheat > job's tears > sorghum > brown rice > soybean. The glucosamine content for determing the mycelial growth in solid material was in the order of wheat> barley > brown rice > job's tears > sorghum > soybean.

• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.40 no.3
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• pp.217-220
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• 2004

The effect of media composition and culture condition on mycelial growth and cordycepin (3'-deoxyadenosine) production was determined using Cordyceps spp. Among the strains of C. militaris and C. sinensis tested, C. militaris KCTC 6862, C. militaris DGUM 32003 and C. militaris KCTC 16932 were excellent for the production of cordycepin. The optimal temperature and pH for production of cordycepin were $24^{\circ}C$ and pH ranged from 6.0 to 10, respectively. Among various sources of carbon and nitrogen tested, glucose and tryptone were very excellent for the production of cordycepin, respectively. After 5days cultivation with 1% of tryptone with nitrogen source, 39mg/l of cordycepin was produced. However, addition of phosphorus sources reduced the production of cordycepin.

• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.186-191
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• 1981

Protoplast production from Trichoderma koningii ATCC 26113 was investigated for the purpose of doing basic and applied researches by protoplast fusion of the cellulolytic filamentous fungus. High yields of protoplast were obtained by using the 18hr. old mycelia treated with the lytic enzyme Driselase of Kyowa Fermentation Co., Japan, in 0.6M $MgSO_4\;or\;(NH_4)_2SO_4$ as osmotic stabilizers. The optimum temeprature of mycelial digestion was about $28^{\circ}C$ and the number of protoplast increased rapidly after 3hr. digestion. Protoplasts produced at different periods showed distinct morphological heterogeneities in the whole size and the size of vacuole.

• Mycobiology
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• v.33 no.1
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• pp.23-29
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• 2005

The effects of different concentrations of three amino acids as carbon and or nitrogen sources on mycelial dry weights, changes in pH values of synthetic medium, ammonia secretion and extracellular protease activity by three zoosporic fungi, pathogens of fish and shellfish, were studied. As compared with the control, the addition of isoleucine and aspartic acid as nitrogen sources were generally stimulative for mycelial dry weight production whereas phenylalanine was inhibitory irrespective to the tested fungal species. When amino acids served as carbon and nitrogen sources, the mycelial dry weights of the three fungi were increased (mostly non-significantly) relative to untreated control but weights were decreased as the concentrations of the three amino acids raised. The addition of individual amino acids as carbon and nitrogen sources to the medium significantly increased pH values of the medium comparable to the control. The addition of each of the three amino acids as carbon and nitrogen sources to the medium significantly induced ammonia secretion by the three species of zoosporic fungi. Ammonia secretion in synthetic medium amended with amino acids as nitrogen source raised by the three zoosporic fungi relative to untreated control except in case of Achlya racemosa treated with isoleucine. Extracellular protease activity was almost promoted in case of Achlya proliferoides and Saprolegnia furcata cultures treated with isoleucine and aspartic acid individually in presence of glucose and vice versa in case of phenylalanine. However, extracellular protease activity of A. racemosa decreased compared with the control at various concentrations of isoleucine and both phenylalanine and aspartic acid assumed inconsistent effects. Extracellular protease activity of the three zoosporic fungi in the medium devoid of glucose varied depending upon zoosporic fungal species, the tested amino acid and the applied concentrations. The values of protease activity were approximately less two folds than that obtained in presence of glucose.

• Korean journal of applied entomology
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• v.20 no.1 s.46
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• pp.37-41
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• 1981

Mycelial growth and production of macroconidia by Cylindrocladium crotalariae on either PDA or water agar containing soybean leaf pieces adjusted to different water potentials with KCI. were consistently maximal at -14bars. Mycelial growth by this fungus was nii at about -100 bars and below at 30C, -80 bars and below at 25C and -64 bars and below at 20C. Sporulation was prevented at -64 bars and below at $20^{\circ}C\;and\;25^{\circ}C$. Perithecial andmicrosclerotial formation was maximal at abot -1.4 to - 3.0 bars (the basal medium without sait). Percentage of spore germination for this fungus was uniformly maximal at all water potentials between -1.4 bars (the highest tested) and - 20 bars, was progressively less as the water potential lowered below -20 bars, and was prevented at - 60 bars.

• The Korean Journal of Mycology
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• v.31 no.2
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• pp.84-88
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• 2003

Basic studies on the cultural characteristics of Pycnoporus coccineus and P. cinnabarinus were performed. They exhibited $30{\sim}40{\circ}C$ optimal temperature ranges and optimal pH ranges of $5{\sim}6$. Among 6 media, they were good at mycelial growths on PDA, LBA and YMA.P. coccineus grew more than P.cinnabarinus on the same medium. Among 10 sawdust media, they were good at mycelial growth on three oak trees and Alnus hirsuta. However, the sawdust of Castanea crenata was bad at mycelial growth. Among 3 coniferous trees, Larix leptolepis showed better growth than the other trees such as Pinus densiflora and P. koraiensis. The fruit body production P. coccineus was about twice better than P. cinnabarinus on Quercus spp. sawdust cultivation.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2002.04a
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• pp.469-472
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• 2002

Solid state fermentation was performed for the production of entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae HY-2 using wheat bran media containing rice bran. Fungal growth in a solid state fermentation system was estimated by viable cell count, spore count, and mycelial biomass. It was used chemical method measuring N-acetyl-glucosamine (chitin) content for estimating of mycelial biomass. In static flask culture, viable cell reached 2.40 ${\times}$ $10^8$ cfu/g at 23 days of culture at $27^{\circ}C$ and then mycelial biomass was 41.59 mg/g. Specific growth rate(${\mu}$ max) was 0.0418 $h^{-1}$ between 3 and 9 days when estimated by viable cell count and was 0.00976 $h^{-1}$ between 9 and 17 days when N-acetylglucosamine content was measured. Viable cells reached 1.12 ${\times}$ $10^8$ cfu/g in polypropylene-bag at 28 days of culture at $27^{\circ}C$. Formulated microbial pesticide containing M. anisopliae HY-2 were tested their bio-activity against Chestnut Brown Chafer (Adoretus tenuimaculatus). The protection rate of the liquid culture showed 13 ${\sim}$ 26 % with 1st to 3rd instar, and spore suspension of M. anisopliae HY-2 showed 56 ${\sim}$ 64%. Conidia produced by large scale solid-state fermentation showed 20 ${\sim}$ 27 % activity 60 ${\sim}$ 64 % with M. anisopliae HY-2.

• The Korean Journal of Mycology
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.354-359
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• 1992

The effect of the addition of various vegetable oils on the mycelial growth was studied. Most vegetable oils were proved to be stimulative for the mycelial growth, and the best mycelial growth (12 mg/ml) was obtained with the addition of cotton seed oil. Several agricultural wastes i.e., rice straw, peanut hull, sawdust, rice hull, cocoa hull, coffee waste and beer waste were empolyed as substrates for sporophore production of p. sajor-caju. The biological efficiency(BE) for sporophore productions of rice straw and peanut hull were 36.4% and 32.6%, respectively. The highest yield of sporophore was obtained from the mixture of rice straw (50%) and beer waste (50%)(BE 109.6%) followed by peanut hull (50%) and beer waste (50%)(BE; 74.5%).

• The Korean Journal of Mycology
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• v.24 no.2 s.77
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• pp.127-134
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• 1996

Armillaria isolates (KNU-A110, KNU-A234, KNU-A1022 and KNU-A1030) were excellent isolates for producing Gastrodia tuber in farm cultivation. Depth of soil between $10\;cm{\sim}19\;cm$ was favorable for producing Gastrodia tuber and rhizomorph at cultivated area. Eighty nine isolates were collected from 5 countries; 16 from Japan, 22 from USA, 26 from France, 4 from Africa and 21 from Korea. Mycelial fan of most isolates were better formed on basal medium with lemon extract than without lemon.A. mellea (KNU-A997) were strongly pathogenic to Gastrodia but A. gallica (KNU-A110) were excellent symbiotic to Gastrodia tuber. Mycelial growth were good on basal medium containing $0.25%{\sim}0.5%$ ethanol and sawdust spawn added wheat bran and corncob. Liquid culture inoculation were not only fast growth of mycelium but also reduction of contamination.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.14 no.6
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• pp.1170-1175
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• 2004

The involvement of the relA and rsh genes in the morphological and physiological differentiation of Streptomyces clavuligerus was evaluated with the relA and rsh genes mutants. The morphological differentiation of S. clavuligerus was greatly affected by the disruption of the relA gene, but not very much by the disruption of the rsh gene. The altered morphological characteristics were completely restored by the complementation of the corresponding disrupted genes. Thus, it was apparent that the mycelial morphology and clavulanic acid production were severely affected by the disruption of the relA gene. Production of clavulanic acid in the submerged batch culture and glycerol-limited chemostat showed that production was inversely related to the specific growth rate in the wild-type strain. However, the production of clavulanic acid in the ${\Delta}relA$ and ${\Delta}rsh$ null mutants was completely abolished. Therefore, it seems plausible that the stringent response of S. clavuligerus to starvation for amino acids is governed mainly by ReIA, rather than Rsh, and that the (p)ppGpp synthesized immediately after the depletion of amino acids triggers the initiation of pathways for both morphological and physiological differentiation in this species.