Nutritional Requirements for the Improvement of Growth and Sporulation of Several Strains of Monascus purpureus on Solid State Cultivation

Table 4

Correlation between radial growth, cell mass production, and sporulation of M. purpureus strains cultivated on different solid media.

M. purpureus strain	Radial growth/sporulation (%)	Radial growth/cell mass production (%)	Sporulation/cell mass production (%)
DSM1379	2.5	0	0
DSM1604	31	0	72
DSM1603	0.5	76	0
FTC5391	80	0.4	0
FTC5357	85	0	34
FTC5400	67	0	0