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Dear Florence,
I have a fungus in my lab(I think it's Trichophyton mentagrophytes) which grows moderately slow on solid medium(takes 15-16 days to cover a 15cm Petri plate, Sabouraud Agar), but it grows really, really fast in broth of the same type and forms a thick mat on the liquid in a conical flask in just 3-4 days. what do you think could make such a difference in the liquid? I have other fungi which grow equally fast on both agar and broth.
Windy
Hi Windy: Sorry, I can't help with this. Here are a couple of sites you could try:
http://www.doctorfungus.org/thefungi/Trichophyton.htm
http://www.mycology.adelaide.edu.au/Fungal_Descriptions/Dermatophytes/Trichophyt...
http://www.dermatophytes.reviberoammicol.com/contents.php?060065
Good Luck!
FM Rollwagen, PhD
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Florence M Rollwagen
Expertise
I can answer questions in biology, microbiology and immunology on the undergraduate or graduate level. I can also address medical and health concerns regarding alternative medicine, autoimmune diseases (lupus, MS) liver disease and intestinal problems.
Experience
I have over 20 years experience in research and teaching at the medical/graduate level, and 5 years teaching college biology and microbiology. My expertise is in microbiology and immunology, specifically the biology of cytokines and soluble immune response modifiers. I also carried out original research in blood substitutes and shock/trauma.
Organizations
American Association of Immunologists (AAI)
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Publications
Journal of Experimental Medicine, Journal of Immunology, Cytokine, Shock, Experimental Hematology
Education/Credentials
BS biology 1966
MS biology 1968
PhD immunology 1979
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