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Table 1 Colony diameter and sporulation time of tea-derived fungi on theobromine agar medias

From: 3-Methylxanthine production through biodegradation of theobromine by Aspergillus sydowii PT-2

Tea-derived fungi

Colony diameter (cm)

Total diameter (cm)

Day of sporulation

TAM-D

TAM-N

TAM-S

TAM-T

TAM-D

TAM-N

TAM-S

TAM-T

A. niger PT-1

3.2 ± 0.1

2.9 ± 0.1

3.5 ± 0.1

1.0 ± 0.1

10.6 ± 0.3

4

–

5

–

A. sydowii PT-2

4.0 ± 0.2

3.3 ± 0.1

4.5 ± 0.1

1.8 ± 0.1

13.7 ± 0.4

5

–

4

–

A. pallidofulvus PT-3

2.2 ± 0.2

1.2 ± 0.2

2.6 ± 0.1

0

6.0 ± 0.4

–

–

–

–

A. sesamicola PT-4

2.2 ± 0.1

2.1 ± 0.5

2.4 ± 0.2

0.5 ± 0.1

7.2 ± 0.2

5

–

4

–

P. mangini PT-5

1.6 ± 0.1

1.5 ± 0.2

2.1 ± 0.1

0

5.2 ± 0.4

–

–

–

–

A. ustus PT-6

3.5 ± 0.1

2.7 ± 0.1

4.0 ± 0.2

1.8 ± 0.1

12.0 ± 0.2

4

5

4

–

A. tamarii PT-7

5.6 ± 0.2

4.6 ± 0.2

6.0 ± 0.2

3.0 ± 0.3

19.1 ± 0.4

3

4

2

4

  1. TAM-D theobromine agar media with dextrose as carbon source, TAM-N theobromine agar media with ammonium sulphate as nitrogen source, TAM-S theobromine agar media with sucrose as carbon source, TAM-T theobromine agar media with theobromine as sole carbon and nitrogen source