Mycobiology.  2010 Jun;38(2):118-121.

Cultural Characteristics and Fruiting Body Production in Cordyceps bassiana

Affiliations
  • 1Choa-a Pharmacy Co. Ltd., Seoul 150-835, Korea.
  • 2Green Energy Mission/Nepal, Anam Nagar, Kathmandu 10647, Nepal.
  • 3National Museum of Nature and Science, Department of Botany, Tsukuba, Japan.
  • 4Division of Forest Biodiversity, Korea National Arboretum, Pocheon 487-820, Korea.
  • 5Department of Biochemistry, Kangwon Natinal University, Chuncheon 200-701, Korea.
  • 6Cordyceps Institute of Kangwon National University, Department of Applied Biology, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 200-701, Korea. cordyceps@hanmail.net
  • 7Cordyceps Institute of Mushtech, Chuncheon 200-936, Korea.

Abstract

Single ascospore isolates of Cordyceps bassiana were observed for their colony pigmentation on Sabouraud Dextrose agar plus Yeast Extract (SDAY) plates and were inoculated in a brown rice medium for production of fruiting bodies. Colony pigmentation did not show any relationship with perithecial stromata formation. The isolates were also grown on opposite sides of SDAY agar plates and were observed for vegetative compatibility. Neither vegetative compatibility nor perithecial stromata could be found to be related to each other. It was concluded that fertile fruiting body production was independent of colony pigmentation and vegetative compatibility. Synnemata formation was found to be more common than perithecial stromata formation. This might be due to its highly conidiogenous anamorphic stage, i.e., Beauveria bassiana.

Keyword

Cordyceps bassiana; Perithecial stromata; Synnemata

MeSH Terms

Agar
Beauveria
Cordyceps
Cultural Characteristics
Fruit
Glucose
Pigmentation
Yeasts
Agar
Glucose
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