Spectrophotometric Determination of Mycelial Biomass
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The optical density ( 450 nm) of samples of homogenized fungal biomass correlated linearly with the dry weight of the biomass in the samples. As shown for broths of the filamentous microfungus Neurospora sitophila, the sensitivity of the technique depended on the extent of fragmentation of fungal hyphae during homogenization: increased fragmentation increased sensitivity. The method applied during all phases of growth, was as accurate as the conventional dry weight technique and permitted rapid and simple measurement of biomass concentration.
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