Mycopathologia

, Volume 82, Issue 1, pp 45–48 | Cite as

Growth and sporulation of thermophilous fungi on agar containing various carbon and nitrogen compounds

  • A. J. Kuthubutheen
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Abstract

All eight genera of thermophilous fungi studied could grow on agar with any of the carbon and nitrogen compounds incorporated. The colonies that developed on carboxymethylcellulose-incorporated agar were sparse, straggly and poorly sporulating or asporogenous. Except for Thermomyces lanuginosus Tsik. the rest of the fungi showed dense mycelial development and sporulation with casein hydrolysate. Urea was a poor nitrogen source for growth and sporulation of thermophilous fungi. More species of thermophilous fungi showed dense mycelial development and sporulation with nitrate-nitrogen than with ammonium-nitrogen.

Keywords

Nitrogen Agar Urea Nitrogen Source Nitrogen Compound 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • A. J. Kuthubutheen
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of BotanyUniversity of MalayaKuala LumpurMalaysia

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