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Enoki, Winter Mushroom · 2005 · Evaluation Study

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Simple colorimetric method for detecting degenerate strains of the cultivated basidiomycete Flammulina velutipes (Enokitake).

Flammulina velutipes

SpeciesEnoki, Winter Mushroom
JournalApplied and environmental microbiology
Year2005

Key points

  • Degeneration of cultivated strains of Flammulina velutipes is a serious problem
  • We developed a simple colorimetric method to detect degenerate strains by using a liquid medium supplemented with bromothymol blue and lactose
  • The ability of a strain to develop normal mushrooms could be determined by the color of the medium

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Abstract

Degeneration of cultivated strains of Flammulina velutipes is a serious problem. We developed a simple colorimetric method to detect degenerate strains by using a liquid medium supplemented with bromothymol blue and lactose. The ability of a strain to develop normal mushrooms could be determined by the color of the medium.

Citation

Magae Y, Akahane K, Nakamura K, Tsunoda S (2005). Simple colorimetric method for detecting degenerate strains of the cultivated basidiomycete Flammulina velutipes (Enokitake). Applied and environmental microbiology https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.71.10.6388-6389.2005 PMID: 16204563

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