KOREASCHOLAR

Paecilomyces tenuipes (P. tenuipes) is a fungus cultivated artificially by South Korean researchers, utilizing rice bran as its substrate. The increased demand for this fungus has not been met with successful cultivation methods for fruiting body production in natural environments. Therefore, we tested the effect on the growth of P. tenuipes using a Solid media based on pests. In this results, the Solid media based on M.alternatus was effective in increasing the growth of P. tenuipes and the content of cordycepin. Moreover, we confirmed the conditions for manufacturing a Solid media based on M.alternatus for P. tenuipes growth. We suggested that the growth-promoting compounds offers valuable insights for optimizing fungal cultivation conditions, thereby enhancing productivity and contributing to a broader understanding of fungal physiology in varying nutritional environments.

INTRODUCTION
MATERIALS AND METHODS
    Fungal strains
    Inoculum preparation
    Host insect
    Solid culture fermentation
    Measurement methods
    Biological Efficiency (BE) calculation
    Measurement of Cordycepin content
    Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS)analysis
    Statistical analysis
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
    Infection of M. alternatus using P. tenuipes
    Effect of form of M. alternatus on development of P.tenuipes fruiting bodies
    Effect of ratio of M. alternatus supplements on growthof P. tenuipes fruiting bodies
    Effect of solid culture medium water content ongrowth of P. tenuipes fruiting bodies
    Analysis of cordycepin content according to moisturecontent management
    GC-MS analysis of M. alternatus and oats mediumand oats only medium
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
REFERENCES

• Si Young Ha(College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Environmental Materials Science, GyeongSang National University)
• Woo Seok Lim(College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Environmental Materials Science, GyeongSang National University)
• Hyeon Cheol Kim(College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Environmental Materials Science, GyeongSang National University)
• Ji Young Jung(College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Environmental Materials Science, GyeongSang National University)
• Jae-Kyung Yang(College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Environmental Materials Science, GyeongSang National University) Corresponding author