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US 12,173,277 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 for growing a mycelial mat, comprising:
- a) inoculating a growth medium comprising a carbon source selected from food waste, agricultural waste, industrial waste and combinations thereof, with a filamentous fungus to form an inoculated growth medium;
- b) placing the inoculated growth medium in a closed incubation chamber;
- c) incubating the inoculated growth medium in the closed incubation chamber under controlled environmental conditions for a period of time sufficient to produce a single mycelial mat consisting essentially of fungal mycelium;
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- d) treating the single mycelial mat to make the fungal mycelium nonviable.
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