title: Antifungal antibiotic of the Basidiomycete Oudemansiella mucida. II. Life cycle and fructification of the producing fungus.
abstract: The developmental cycle of the fungus Oudemansiella mucida, the producer of a new antifungal antibiotic, was found to be controlled by the mechanism of homogenic tetrapolar incompatibility; under our conditions, the cycle took about 12 weeks to completion. Optimum conditions for a laboratory-scale fructification were investigated. Normal fruiting body formation required sufficient illumination, temperatures below 20 degrees C, and relative humidity in excess of 70%. Flask-grown fruiting bodies did not differ from the naturally occurring ones. The basidiospores of the produced fruiting bodies yielded the reference monokaryons necessary for physiological, cytological and genetical studies.
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D001487:Basidiomycota / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D003470:Culture Media; D006813:Humidity; D007101:Immersion; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D003470:Culture Media