Tuesday, February 2, 2010

I have a task to find fungus, 10 different species for a biology class. Is there a fast way to grow fungi?

Also what are the best places / environments to find wild fungi?I have a task to find fungus, 10 different species for a biology class. Is there a fast way to grow fungi?
here is the best thing get some geleton and set it out like agar but bttr for fungi trust me i left some out and it got really fungiy


I have a task to find fungus, 10 different species for a biology class. Is there a fast way to grow fungi?
Put some bread in a moist warm place and you should get some pretty interestingly colored fungi.





In the wild is similar, moist places, but these are more likely going to be the cooler places (as compared to indoors with artificial climate control, it's too cool in some places in the house for a good result) because warmer environments tend to be either too wet or too dry. I'd check in moist forests and similar places.
they grow on potato dextrose agar (PDA). you can make some plates and sprinkle some soil on them. they should grow up in 7 to 14 days room temperature or 28C). also, old bread (penicillium (green), aspergillus (black)), fruit (bananas, strawberries and raspberries), ice tea (pour some in a Petri dish and expose it to the air), your shower (pink yeast, and black mold) and don't forget mushrooms!! just be careful you can isolate pathogenic fungi real easy and get an infection (always where a mask and wash you hands). finally, after you isolate and examine them they have to be disposed of carefully (sterilization- heat, bleach, etc.). make sure disposal is in your laboratory plan.
place petri dishes with various kinds of agar(nutrient, tomato, potato, beef) in them out around your house


try, bathroom floor, garage, kitchen - any kind of damp place





you'll also get a lot of bacteria





also, you can just find mushrooms on your lawn, and fungus growing on trees

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