Abstract:
Objective Culture medium for growing Pleurotus giganteus spawns was formulated by means of response surface optimization.
Methods A single factor fermentation experiment was carried out in triangular shaking flasks to evaluate the effects of 6 carbon sources, 8 nitrogen sources, and 11 inorganic salts on mycelial growth of P. giganteus ZD9. Box-Behnken response surface design was used to optimize the medium formula.
Results The dry weight biomass of the spawns peaked at 1.33 g·100 mL−1 on the 6th day of culture in the optimized medium, which was formulated with the following ingredients at per liter rates of 70 g whole wheat flour, 27 g soybean meal powder, 2 g KCl, and 2 g MgSO4·7H2O to obtain a mycelial biomass at the concentration of 2.51 g·100 mL−1.
Conclusion The optimized medium for culturing P. giganteus spawns achieved an 89% improvement on mycelial biomass production.