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New Solid-State Fermentation Chamber for Bulk Production of Aerial Conidia of Fungal Biocontrol Agents on Rice
A novel solid-state fermentation apparatus, namely an upright multi-tray conidiation chamber, was developed to facilitate the production of aerial conidia of fungal biocontrol agents, such as Beauveria bassiana. The chamber with 25 bottom-meshed metal trays had a capacity of >=50 kg rice with eac...
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Published in: | Biotechnology letters 2006-06, Vol.28 (11), p.799-804 |
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Main Authors: | , , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | A novel solid-state fermentation apparatus, namely an upright multi-tray conidiation chamber, was developed to facilitate the production of aerial conidia of fungal biocontrol agents, such as Beauveria bassiana. The chamber with 25 bottom-meshed metal trays had a capacity of >=50 kg rice with each tray holding >=2 kg. In repeated trials, a mean yield of 2.4 (1.8-2.7) x 10¹² conidia kg-¹ rice was harvested from the 7-day cultures of B. bassiana in a fully loaded chamber. The new apparatus has a high potential for bulk production of fungal conidia. |
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ISSN: | 0141-5492 1573-6776 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s10529-006-9004-z |