Table 2.
Comparisons of mycelial growth according to pH and temperature conditions

Species		Mycelial growth on PD agar plate (cm)*				Time**(day)	Growth rate***(cm/day)
		pH 4.5	pH 5.0	pH 5.5	pH 6.0
Mucor circinelloides	25˚C	7.1±0.5	6.9±0.4	7.0±0.1	7.2±0.2	3	2.4
	28˚C	7.2±0.2	7.3±0.2	7.7±0.6	7.5±0.3
	30˚C	7.2±0.5	7.8±0.9	7.3±0.2	7.6±0.2
Cunninghamella elegans	25˚C	6.1±0.2	6.0±0.4	6.3±0.4	5.8±0.6	3	2.1
	28˚C	6.9±0.4	6.7±0.5	6.8±0.0	6.2±0.2
	30˚C	6.4±0.1	6.2±0.3	6.7±0.2	6.4±0.8
Umbelopsis isabellina	25˚C	7.0±0.3	7.2±0.2	7.5±0.1	7.6±0.1	9	0.8
	28˚C	7.3±0.3	7.5±0.2	7.5±0.3	7.8±0.3
	30˚C	6.7±0.2d,h	7.5±0.1	7.5±0.2	7.9±0.2a,i
Ophiostoma piceae	25˚C	7.5±0.2	7.0±0.8	7.4±0.7	7.0±0.1	17	0.4
	28˚C	6.7±0.6	6.9±0.4	7.0±0.1	6.8±0.1
	30˚C	6.1±0.1	6.1±0.3	5.7±0.1a	5.9±0.2a
Aureobasidium melanogenum	25˚C	7.5±0.3	7.1±0.1	7.5±0.1	7.3±0.1	14	0.5
	28˚C	7.4±0.2	7.3±0.1	7.2±0.1	7.0±0.2
	30˚C	6.6±0.1a,c,d,e,f	6.7±0.2a,c	6.6±0.2a	6.4±0.3a,b,c,d,e,f,g

The sizes of mycelium formed under various culture conditions were compared for each fungi at a 95% confidence level.
The day when 80% of the surface of the plate is covered.
Average fungi growth rate under all culture conditions.
^a p < 0.05 vs. 25°C, pH 4.5; ^b p < 0.05 vs. 25°C, pH 5.0; ^c p < 0.05 vs. 25°C, pH 5.5; ^d p < 0.05 vs. 25°C, pH 6.0; ^e p < 0.05 vs. 28°C, pH 4.5; ^f p < 0.05 vs. 28°C, pH 5.0; ^g p < 0.05 vs. 28°C, pH 5.5; ^h p < 0.05 vs. 28°C, pH 6.0; ⁱ p < 0.05 vs. 30°C, pH 4.5