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Whey permeate as a growth medium for Pleurotus ostreatus and Lentinus edodes
Author(s) -
Lena Gabriella Di,
Sermanni G. Giovannozzi
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
letters in applied microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.698
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1472-765X
pISSN - 0266-8254
DOI - 10.1111/j.1472-765x.1994.tb00484.x
Subject(s) - lentinus , pleurotus ostreatus , mycelium , food science , pleurotus , chemistry , growth medium , mushroom , biology , botany , bacteria , genetics
Whey permeate, a dairy by‐product, was studied as a growth medium for two white‐rot Basidiomycetes, Lentinus edodes and Pleurotus ostreatus. Mycelial growth and phenoloxidase production appeared to be highly stimulated when the fungi were grown on the permeate instead of synthetic medium. No further increment in phenoloxidase production was observed when the permeate was supplemented with CuSO 4 .