Table 1.

Positive effects of MPEC methods on fungal biomass and productivity

Organism	Bioproduct	Microparticle optimal concentration (g l−1)	Biomass morphology	Effect (productivity increase)	References
Caldariomyces fumago DSM 1256	Chloroperoxi-dase	Talc (10)	Loosely packed mycelia with single hyphae	10-fold	Kaup et al. (2008)
		Aluminum oxide (15)		6-fold	Kaup et al. (2008)
A. niger AB1.13	α-glucoamylase	Talc (10)	Up to free mycelium	4-fold	Driouch et al. (2010a)
A. niger SKAn 1015	β-fructo-furanosidase	Talc (5)	Freely dispersed mycelium	10-fold	Driouch et al. (2010b)
A. niger SKAn 1015	β-fructo-furanosidase	Titanium silicate oxide (25)	Core–shell pellets	3.7-fold	Driouch et al. (2012)
A. niger ANip7-MCS-gfp2	α-glucoamylase	Titanium silicate oxide (25)	Core-shell pellets	9.5-fold	Driouch et al. (2012)
A. terreus ATCC 20542	Lovastatin	Talc (12)	Smaller pellets	1.6-fold	Gonciarz and Bizukojc (2014)
Trichoderma atroviride IMI 206040	6-pentyl-α-pyrone	Iron oxide (II,III) (20)	Pellets of various sizes	2-fold	Etschmann et al. (2015)
A. niger DSM 821	2-phenylethanol	Talc (20)	Homogeneous cultures	1.3-fold	Etschmann et al. (2015)
A. ficuum NRRL 3135	Phytase	Talc (15)	Smaller pellets	3-fold	Coban et al. (2015a)
		Aluminum oxide (15)		2-fold	Coban et al. (2015a)
A. terreus ATCC 20542	Lovastatin	Talc (12)	Smaller pellets	3.5-fold	Gonciarz et al. (2016)
R. oryzae NRRL 395	Lactic acid	Talc (10)	Smaller pellets	4-fold	Coban and Demirci (2016)
		Aluminum oxide (15)		2.3-fold	Coban and Demirci (2016)
C. nicolor (Bull. Ex Fr) Murr. 137	Laccase	Aluminum oxide (15)	Star-shaped pellets	3.5-fold	Antecka et al. (2016)
P. sapidus DSM 8266	Laccase	Aluminum oxide (15)	Core–shell pellets	2-fold	Antecka et al. (2016)
A. sojae AsT1	β-mannanase	Talc (5)	Smaller pellets	1.8-fold	Yatmaz et al. (2016)
		Aluminum oxide (1)		2.5-fold	Yatmaz et al. (2016)