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A note on pH gradient plates for fungal growth studies
Author(s) -
Sacks L. E.,
King A. D.,
Schade J. E.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of applied bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.889
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2672
pISSN - 0021-8847
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1986.tb04281.x
Subject(s) - agar , fungal growth , growth rate , concentration gradient , pigment , chemistry , chromatography , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , mathematics , organic chemistry , geometry , bacteria , genetics
A pH gradient agar plate with surface pH ranging from about 3.2 to 7.1 was easily prepared. The gradient was sufficiently stable to permit different growth characteristics among various fungal species at different pH values to be distinguished. The pH effects on growth rate, conidiogenesis, pigment and toxin formation were consistent with the results obtained by other workers who used more laborious methods.