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Helena Nevalainen1, Liisa Kautto, Junior Te'o
1Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Abstract:
Filamentous fungi are important organisms for basic discovery, industry, and human health. Their natural growth environments are extremely variable, a fact reflected by the numerous methods developed for their isolation and cultivation. Fungal culture in the laboratory is usually carried out on agar plates, shake flasks, and bench top fermenters starting with an inoculum that typically features fungal spores. Here we discuss the most popular methods for the isolation and cultivation of filamentous fungi for various purposes with the emphasis on enzyme production and molecular microbiology.
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