“…PCS disks employed were a blend of 50% (w/w) polypropylene (Quantum USI Division, Cincinnati, OH), 35% (w/ w) ground soybean hulls (20 mesh) and vacuum-dried (48 h at 110°C, 30 in. of mercury) soybean hulls (Cargill Soy Processing Plant, Iowa Falls, IA), 5% (w/w) yeast extract (Ardamine Z, Universal Flavors), 5% (w/w) defatted soybean flour (Archer Daniels Midland, Decatur, IL), 5% (w/ w) bovine albumin (American Protein Corp., Ames, IA), and mineral salts (2 g of sodium acetate, 1.2 g of MgSO 4 и 7H 2 O, and 0.06 g of MnSO 4 и 7H 2 O per kilogram of mixture) (Ho et al, 1997b). PCS was prepared by high-temperature extrusion in a Brabender PL2000 corotating twin-screw extruder (Model CTSE-V, C. W. Brabender Instruments, Inc., South Hackensack, NJ) through a tubing die assembly (3.2-mm i.d.…”