A novel method of growing fungi is disclosed which uses an engineered artificial media and produces high density filamentous fungi biomats that can be harvested with a minimum of processing and from which fungal products such as antibiotics, proteins, and lipids can be isolated, the method resulting in lowered fungus cultivation costs for energy usage, oxygenation, water usage and waste stream production.

Methods of production of edible filamentous fungal biomat formulations are provided as standalone protein sources and/or protein ingredients in foodstuffs as well as a one-time use or repeated use self-contained biofilm-biomat reactor comprising a container with at least one compartment and placed within the compartment(s), a feedstock, a fungal inoculum, a gas-permeable membrane, and optionally a liquid nutrient medium.

A novel method of growing fungi is disclosed which uses an engineered artificial media and produces high density filamentous fungi biomats that can be harvested with a minimum of processing and from which fungal products such as antibiotics, proteins, and lipids can be isolated, the method resulting in lowered fungus cultivation costs for energy usage, oxygenation, water usage and waste stream production.

A modified Fusarium venenatum capable of metabolizing simple carbon sources is disclosed. Also provided are methods of producing biomass by administering a simple carbon source to the Fusarium veneatum, along with food compositions that include the produced biomass.

The present invention provides isolated acidophilic Fusarium oxysporum strains, such as MK7, and their progeny, compositions comprising such strains and their progeny, methods of producing such strains and their progeny, and methods of using such strains and their progeny.

An endophytic fungus from gingko, that is, Fusarium proliferatum DZHQ1 having antitumor activity and antibacterial activity, is isolated from the ginkgo bark. The species of the strain is determined by the combination of colonial morphology and 18 sRNA sequencing, and then the anti-cervical cancer activity of a crude extract of the strain is detected by MTT. Finally, a secondary metabolite of the strain with an inhibition rate of more than 50% is isolated by semi-preparative HPLC, which promotes the further screening of individual compounds with anti-tumor activity. Moreover, the metabolite of the endophytic fungus from gingko shows a more pronounced inhibition in the detection of activity against E. coli and/or S. aureus, and has potential use in the preparation of new antibacterial products.

Methods of production of edible filamentous fungal biomat formulations are provided as standalone protein sources and/or protein ingredients in foodstuffs as well as a one-time use or repeated use self-contained biofilm-biomat reactor comprising a container with at least one compartment and placed within the compartment(s), a feedstock, a fungal inoculum, a gas-permeable membrane, and optionally a liquid nutrient medium.

Described herein are methods and compositions that reduce the spread and/or mycotoxin production of Fusarium graminearum. The methods and compositions involve use of one or more of the following endophytes: Alternaria destruens, Fusarium commune, Fusarium oxysporum, or a combination thereof.

Methods of production of edible filamentous fungal biomat formulations are provided as standalone protein sources and/or protein ingredients in foodstuffs as well as a one-time use or repeated use self-contained biofilm-biomat reactor comprising a container with at least one compartment and placed within the compartment(s), a feedstock, a fungal inoculum, a gas-permeable membrane, and optionally a liquid nutrient medium.

Methods of production of edible filamentous fungal biomat formulations are provided as standalone protein sources and/or protein ingredients in foodstuffs as well as a one-time use or repeated use self-contained biofilm-biomat reactor comprising a container with at least one compartment and placed within the compartment(s), a feedstock, a fungal inoculum, a gas-permeable membrane, and optionally a liquid nutrient medium.