Table 3 Growth of tea-derived fungi in agar solid medium (2% w/v) with dextrose (2% w/v) (control culture) or presence of theophylline instead of dextrose (30 °C, 5 d, pH 7.0)
From: Isolation, characterization and application of theophylline-degrading Aspergillus fungi
Isolate fungi | Colony diameter (cm) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Control culture | 600Â mg/L theophylline | 1200Â mg/L theophylline | 1800Â mg/L theophylline | |
A. niger | 3.5 ± 0.5 | 0.5 ± 0.2 | No growth | 1.0 ± 0.5 |
A. sydowii | 2.5 ± 1.0 | 0.5 ± 0.1 | 1.0 ± 0.3 | 0.5 ± 0.3 |
A. pallidofulvus | 3.0 ± 0.5 | No growth | No growth | 0.5 ± 0.1 |
A. sesamicola | 3.0 ± 0.5 | No growth | No growth | 0.5 ± 0.1 |
P. mangini | 3.0 ± 1.0 | No growth | No growth | No growth |
A. ustus | 2.5 ± 0.5 | 1.0 ± 0.3 | 1.5 ± 0.4 | 1.5 ± 0.4 |
A. tamarii | 3.0 ± 0.5 | 2.0 ± 0.5 | 2.5 ± 0.5 | 3.5 ± 1.0 |