Microfibrillated cellulose as growth media for cultivation and maintenance of wood decay fungi

Francis W M R Schwarze; Zennat Gholam; Gustav Nyström; Markus Heeb

doi:10.1016/j.mimet.2022.106615

Microfibrillated cellulose as growth media for cultivation and maintenance of wood decay fungi

J Microbiol Methods. 2022 Dec:203:106615. doi: 10.1016/j.mimet.2022.106615. Epub 2022 Nov 8.

Authors

Francis W M R Schwarze¹, Zennat Gholam², Gustav Nyström², Markus Heeb²

Affiliations

¹ Laboratory for Cellulose & Wood Materials, Empa, St. Gallen, Switzerland. Electronic address: francis.schwarze@empa.ch.
² Laboratory for Cellulose & Wood Materials, Empa, St. Gallen, Switzerland.

PMID: 36356691
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2022.106615

Abstract

Newly enforced trade restrictions on seaweed, have resulted in short supply of technical agar with potential consequences for research, public health, and clinical labs. Here we show that microfibrillated cellulose (MFC), with and without an additional carbon source, can be used as an inexpensive growth media for cultivating and maintaining wood decay fungi.

Keywords: Agar; Cultivation; Growth rates; MFC (microfibrillated cellulose); Wood decay fungi.

MeSH terms

Cellulose*
Culture Media
Fungi
Wood*

Substances

Cellulose
Culture Media