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Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology ›› 1993, Vol. 4 ›› Issue (1): 59-64.

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Nutritional ecophysiology of Tremella fuciformis and its associated fungus

Wang Yuwan1, Wang Yun2, He Xingyuan2   

  1. 1. Beijing Agricultural University, Beijing 100094;
    2. Institute of Applied Ecology, Academia Sinica, Shenyang 110015
  • Received:1991-04-15 Revised:1992-05-07 Online:1993-01-25 Published:1993-01-25

Abstract: The nutritional ecophysiology of Tremella fuciformis and its associated fungus growing on cellulosewaste is studied. The results show: 1) Tremella fuciformis grows too poor to develop fruit bodies when cultivated alone on cellulose-waste, but grows very well and produces fruit bodies normally when cultivated together its associated fungus on the same medium; 2) cellulose is the main carbon resource for two fungi during fruitification; 3) there is an enzymatic coordinating effect between the two fungi in cellulose degradation; and 4) the fruitification of Tremella fuciformis can promote cellulose degradation.

Key words: Tremella fuciformis, Lignocellulose degradation, Cellulase, Hemicellulose