Production of Beauveria Bassiana (Deuteromycotina, Hyphomycetes), in Different Liquid Media and Subsequent Conidiation of Dry Mycelium

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Entomophaga

Volume

33

Issue

3

Publication Date

9-1-1988

First Page

315

Last Page

324

Abstract

Mycelium ofBeauveria bassiana can be grown in liquid culture, filtered, and the mycelium dried. After rehydration the mycelium sporulates. Two carbohydrate sources (sucrose and maltose), and one nitrogen/vitamin source (yeast extract) were tested for mycelium growth and subsequent conidial production. Maximum mycelium growth (12.31 mg/ml), in liquid culture, was in the sucrose (3.5%)/yeast extract (3.5%) medium, but mycelium from a maltose (2%)/yeast extract (0.75%) medium produced the maximum of 4.62×106 conidia/mg dry mycelium after incubation in moist Petri dishes. Using the data on mycelium yield (in liquid culture) and conidial production (by dry mycelium) it is calculated that the sucrose (3.5%)/yeast extract (3.5%) and the maltose (2%)/yeast extract (0.75%) media produce most conidia per media volume (an equivalent of 3.52–3.72×107 conidia/ml).

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