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US 12,157,880 B2Granted
Filamentous fungal biomats, methods of their production and methods of their use
AssigneeThe Fynder Group, Inc.
InventorsMark A. Kozubal, Richard E. Macur, Yuval C. Avniel
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Abstract
A novel method of growing fungi is disclosed which uses an engineered artificial media and produces high density filamentous fungi biomats that can be harvested with a minimum of processing and from which fungal products such as antibiotics, proteins, and lipids can be isolated, the method resulting in lowered fungus cultivation costs for energy usage, oxygenation, water usage and waste stream production.
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A method of producing a biomat by solid substrate surface fermentation, comprising:
- a) inoculating an artificial liquid medium with a culture of filamentous fungi, wherein the liquid medium comprises a solid substrate as a source of one or more nutrients;
- b) incubating the inoculated filamentous fungi to produce the biomat on the surface of the liquid medium;
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- c) harvesting the filamentous fungal biomat;
- wherein:
- the harvested biomat is free of the solid substrate, and
- the biomat has sufficient tensile strength and structural integrity to be lifted and moved by hand without tearing.
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