These researches were carried out for improvement of medium for mycelial growth of Hericium erinaceus isolate KU-1. It grew well at pH 4 and 25¡É. Glucose and sucrose were favorable carbon sources for mycelial growth. As nitrogen sources, ammonium acetate and arginine enhanced mycelial growth. Optimum C/N ratio was 200. Based On the results, the following recipe is suggested for synthetic medium for the mycelial growth: glucose 18.02 g, arginine 2.613 g, ammonium acetate 2.313 g, CaCl©ü, 0.33 g, KH©üPO©þ, 8.5 g, MgSO©þ¡¤7H©üO 2.0 g, FeSO©þ¡¤7H©üO 0.02 g, ZnSO©þ¡¤7H©üO 0.02 g, MnSO©þ¡¤7H©üO 0.02 g, water 1 liter. This medium was superior for the mycelial growth to other conventional media such as Yeast malt extract agar (YMA), Park medium, Potato dextrose agar (PDA), Malt extract agar, Czapek-dox agar, Macaya-lizano medium and Yeast extract agar. This new synthetic medium is designated as Ko medium.
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