Table 5. Growth of M. circinelloides on mimeral medium containing glucose vs. cellobiose as sole carbon source.
| Substrate | DCW | Sugar consumed | Fungal mass yield[2] |
| (g L−1) | (g L−1) | (g g−1 sugar) | |
| Glucose | 4.15 | 20.4 | 0.20 |
| Cellobiose | 2.09 | 8.9 | 0.23 |
| No sugar addition (control)[1] | 0.35 | - | - |
Data presented are the average values from duplicate experiments of 7 d culture.
Notes:
[1]. The no sugar addition (control) is the basal medium that contained yeast extract, which has low content of carbon that can support a minimal growth of fungus and explain the listed 0.35 g L−1 DCW (dry cell weight) in this table.
[2]. Fungal mass yield: fungal cell mass dry weight (g) produced per gram sugar consumed.