Table 1.
Fungal growth of Aspergillus westerdijkiae and Penicillium verrucosum cultivated in five different media under static and agitated conditions.
| Media | Initial pH | A. westerdijkiae | P. verrucosum | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final pH | Dry Fungal Biomass 1, mg | Final pH | Dry Fungal Biomass 1, mg | ||
| Static Condition | |||||
| AM | 5.1 | 2.0 | 202.37 ± 3.37 | 3.0 | 234.33 ± 29.40 |
| CYA | 7.2 | 8.0 | 170.33 ± 5.01 | 7.0 | 127.27 ± 1.72 |
| ME | 4.2 | 5.5 | 264.87 ± 3.89 | 5.0 | 235.93 ± 5.03 |
| YES_A | 6.6 | 6.0 | 506.50 ± 6.08 | 6.0 | 372.77 ± 7.06 |
| YES_B | 6.7 | 6.0 | 521.00 ± 53.66 | 4.5 | 426.67 ± 14.88 |
| Agitated Condition | |||||
| AM | 5.1 | 4.0 | 324.33 ± 33.01 | 4.5 | 432.37 ± 114.87 |
| CYA | 7.2 | 7.0 | 340.80 ± 25.64 | 6.0 | 383.63 ± 71.83 |
| ME | 4.2 | 4.0 | 609.70 ± 303.83 | 4.0 | 381.83 ± 57.87 |
| YES_A | 6.6 | 6.0 | 1484.33 ± 103.01 | 5.5 | 1135.37 ± 96.56 |
| YES_B | 6.7 | 4.0 | 1057.87 ± 43.37 | 5.5 | 880.77 ± 155.54 |
1 Data are means ± standard deviation using three biological replicates. AM, Adye and Mateles medium; CYA, Czapek Yeast Autolysate medium; ME, Malt Extract medium; YES_A, Yeast Extract Sucrose_A medium; YES_B, Yeast Extract Sucrose_B medium.