Development of Novel Forms of Fungal Art Using Aspergillus nidulans
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Media and Strains
2.2. Dot Painting
2.3. Computer Numerical Control Lathing and Etching Prints
3. Results
3.1. Calibration and Setup of the Fungal Dot Painting Technique
3.2. Artwork Made by Fungal Dot Painting
3.3. Artwork Made by CNC Lathing
4. Discussion
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Grunwald, O.; Harish, E.; Osherov, N. Development of Novel Forms of Fungal Art Using Aspergillus nidulans. J. Fungi 2021, 7, 1018. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof7121018
Grunwald O, Harish E, Osherov N. Development of Novel Forms of Fungal Art Using Aspergillus nidulans. Journal of Fungi. 2021; 7(12):1018. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof7121018
Chicago/Turabian StyleGrunwald, Ofer, Ety Harish, and Nir Osherov. 2021. "Development of Novel Forms of Fungal Art Using Aspergillus nidulans" Journal of Fungi 7, no. 12: 1018. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof7121018