Strongest untreated mycelium materials produced by Schizophyllum commune dikaryons.

ABSTRACT: Monokaryons of Schizophyllum commune are preferred to produce mycelium materials due to their inability to form fruiting bodies and thereby producing uniform materials. However, a single gene mutation in such monokaryons can negatively impact biomass, chemical composition, and mechanical properties of the mycelium material. Dikaryons contain two instead of a single nucleus per hyphal compartment, thereby promoting higher phenotypic stability in the case of recessive mutations. Here, biomass formation and mycelium material properties of four S. commune dikaryons were compared to a monokaryon commonly used in mycelium material production. To this end, mycelium was grown in three different growth media. The monokaryon yielded a biomass of 3.11-9.31 g L^-1, an ultimate tensile streng

SUBMITTER: d'Errico A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12549730 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature