Abstract
In contrast to a published report [Wali et al. Arch Microbiol 118:49–53 (1978)], an organic acid is not essential for the growth of thermophilic fungi. The thermophilic fungus, Thermomyces lanuginosus, grows satisfactorily in a synthetic medium containing glucose as carbon source if the pH of the medium is controlled. The control of pH is essential for the concentration of carbon dioxide in the growth medium and the activity of anaplerotic enzyme, pyruvate carboxylase.
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Abbreviations
- PEP:
-
phosphoenolpyruvate
- GDP:
-
guanosine 5′-diphosphate
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Gupta, S.D., Maheshwari, R. Is organic acid required for nutrition of thermophilic fungi?. Arch. Microbiol. 141, 164–169 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00423279
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