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nucleic acids, reserve and food materials, etc., would be included here. Second,
the oxidation of carbon compounds produces appreciable amounts of
energy. Fungi can utilize a wide range of carbon sources such as monosaccharides,
disaccharides, oligosaccharides, polysaccharides, organic acids and
lipids. Carbon dioxide can be fixed by some fungi, but cannot be used as an
exclusive source of carbon for metabolism. P. indica can be successfully cultivated
on a wide range of synthetic solidified and broth media, e.g., MMN1/10,
modified aspergillus, M4N, MMNC, MS, WPM, MMN, Malt-Yeast Extract,
MYP, PDA and aspergillus (Fig. 5). Among the tested media, aspergillus (Kae-
Fig. 4. Chlamydospores of P.
indica. a Germinating chlamydospore
showing initial branching
after 12 h, b mature chlamydospores
were germinated on a
glass slide coated with thin
nutrient agar, photographed
after 24 h, c scattered spores and
thin, irregular, undulating
hyphae