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Quantitative recovery of fungal biomass grown on solid κ- carrageenan media

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Biotechnology Techniques

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The use of a dissolvable solid matrix, κ-carrageenan, to quantify biomass grown on solid media was studied. A firm gel was obtained with 2% (w/v) κ-carrageenan and 20 mM K+ which could be easily dissolved in demineralized water. Direct quantification of Coniothyrium minitans biomass grown on this medium was feasible. No effects of the dissolution on the amount of biomass recovered were detected.

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  1. Department of Food Technology and Nutritional Sciences, Division of Food and Bioprocess Engineering, Wageningen Agricultural University, P.O. Box 8129, 6700 EV, Wageningen, The Netherlands

    Frans J. Weber, Johannes Tramper & Arjen Rinzema

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Weber, F.J., Tramper, J. & Rinzema, A. Quantitative recovery of fungal biomass grown on solid κ- carrageenan media. Biotechnology Techniques 13, 55–58 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008891614920

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