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An approach to reduce the contamination of water sources with pesticides is the use of biopurificaction systems. The active core of these systems is the biomixture.

Metabolic health

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Nameko · 2016 · Journal Article · Journal of basic microbiology

Expression of α-glucosidase during morphological differentiation in the basidiomycetous fungus Pholiota microspora.

The α-glucosidase gene from Pholiota microspora, designated PnGcs, was amplified and characterized. The open reading frame region of PnGcs, from ATG to the stop codon, is 2937 bp and encodes a protein of 979 amino acids with a signal peptide of 20 amino acids at the N-terminus..

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Enoki · 2016 · Research Article · Pharmacognosy research

Extracts from Flammulina velutipes Inhibit the Adhesion of Pathogenic Fungi to Epithelial Cells.

BACKGROUND: Recently, extracts from natural sources have been tested for their antifungal properties. In this aspect, Flammulina velutipes extracts possess a significant amount of branch-chained carbohydrates with mannose moieties that, hypothetically, can reduce the adhesion..

Immune supportMetabolic health

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Enoki · 2016 · Journal Article · Revista iberoamericana de micologia

Flammulina velutipes: An option for "alperujo" use.

BACKGROUND: Two-phase olive-mill wastes (or "alperujo") exhibit highly phytotoxic properties, mainly due to phenols. A valuable option for alperujo is its agricultural use, provided that no phytotoxic effects occur..

Gut & microbiome

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Enoki · 2016 · Journal Article · Mycoscience

Further characterization of hydrophobin genes in genome of Flammulina velutipes

This study aimed to identify and further characterize hydrophobin genes in the whole-genome sequence of Flammulina velutipes. Ten genes (Hyd-1, Hyd-2, Hyd-3, Hyd-4, Hyd-5, Hyd-6, Hyd-7, Hyd-8, Hyd-9, and Hyd-10) sharing eight conserved cysteine residues were identified from 13 previously predicted putative hydrophobin….

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Shiitake · 2016 · Journal Article · Applied microbiology and biotechnology

Genetic dissection of fruiting body-related traits using quantitative trait loci mapping in Lentinula edodes.

To provide a better understanding of the genetic architecture of fruiting body formation of Lentinula edodes, quantitative trait loci (QTLs) mapping was employed to uncover the loci underlying seven fruiting body-related traits (FBRTs). An improved L..

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Lion's Mane · 2016 · Journal Article · Journal of ethnopharmacology

Haematological, biochemical and histopathological aspects of Hericium erinaceus ingestion in a rodent model: A sub-chronic toxicological assessment.

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Hericium erinaceus is a culinary-medicinal mushroom and has a long history of usage in traditional Chinese medicine as a tonic for stomach disorders, ulcers and gastrointestinal ailments..

Metabolic healthGut & microbiomeLiver support

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Lion's Mane · 2016 · Journal Article · Biomedical research (Tokyo, Japan)

Hericium erinaceus extracts alter behavioral rhythm in mice

Hericium erinaceus (HE), an edible mushroom, has been used as a herbal medicine in several Asian countries since ancient times. HE has potential as a medicine for the treatment and prevention of dementia, a disorder closely linked with circadian rhythm..

Cognition & nerves

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Turkey Tail · 2016 · Research Article · International journal of environmental research and public health

High Laccase Expression by Trametes versicolor in a Simulated Textile Effluent with Different Carbon Sources and PHs.

Textile effluents are highly polluting and have variable and complex compositions. They can be extremely complex, with high salt concentrations and alkaline pHs.

Metabolic health

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Lion's Mane · 2016 · Research Article · BMC complementary and alternative medicine

High molecular weight of polysaccharides from Hericium erinaceus against amyloid beta-induced neurotoxicity.

BACKGROUND: Hericium erinaceus (HE) is a well-known mushroom in traditional Chinese food and medicine. HE extracts from the fruiting body and mycelia not only exhibit immunomodulatory, antimutagenic and antitumor activity but also have neuroprotective properties..

OncologyImmune supportCognition & nervesEnergy & fatigue

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Maitake · 2016 · Journal Article · Protein expression and purification

High-yield fermentation and a novel heat-precipitation purification method for hydrophobin HGFI from Grifola frondosa in Pichia pastoris.

Hydrophobins are proteins produced by filamentous fungi with high natural-surfactant activities and that can self-assemble in interfaces of air-water or solid-water to form amphiphilic membranes..

Energy & fatigue

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Niu-Chang-Chih · 2016 · Journal Article · Hepatology research: the official journal of the Japan Society of Hepatology

Identification of antrodin B from Antrodia camphorata as a new anti-hepatofibrotic compound using a rapid cell screening method and biological evaluation.

AIM: Liver fibrosis is the excessive accumulation of extracellular matrix (ECM) resulting from chronic liver diseases. Efficient and well-tolerated drugs for its treatment are urgently needed..

Energy & fatigueLiver supportSkin & hydration

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Turkey Tail · 2016 · Research Article · Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

In Vitro Antileishmanial Activity of Sterols from Trametes versicolor (Bres. Rivarden).

Two ergostanes, 5α,8α-epidioxy-22E-ergosta-6,22-dien-3β-ol (1) and 5α-ergost-7,22-dien-3β-ol (2), and a lanostane, 3β-hydroxylanostan-8,24-diene-21-oic acid (trametenolic acid) (3), were isolated from an n-hexane extract prepared from the fruiting body of Trametes versicolor (Bres. Rivarden)..

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Niu-Chang-Chih · 2016 · Journal Article · Journal of the science of food and agriculture

Increasing anti-Aβ-induced neurotoxicity ability of Antrodia camphorata-fermented product with deep ocean water supplementary.

BACKGROUND: Antrodia camphorata is proven to probably inhibit the neurotoxicity of amyloid β-peptide (Aβ), known as a risk factor toward the development of Alzheimer's disease..

OncologyCognition & nerves

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Niu-Chang-Chih · 2016 · Journal Article · Journal of the science of food and agriculture

Increasing anti‐Aβ‐induced neurotoxicity ability of Antrodia camphorata‐fermented product with deep ocean water supplementary

BACKGROUND: Antrodia camphorata is proven to probably inhibit the neurotoxicity of amyloid β‐peptide (Aβ), known as a risk factor toward the development of Alzheimer's disease..

OncologyCognition & nerves

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Turkey Tail · 2016 · Journal Article · Environmental science. Processes & impacts

Metabolization and degradation kinetics of the urban-use pesticide fipronil by white rot fungus Trametes versicolor.

Fipronil is a recalcitrant phenylpyrazole-based pesticide used for flea/tick treatment and termite control that is distributed in urban aquatic environments via stormwater and contributes to stream toxicity..

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Snow Fungus · 2016 · Journal Article · International journal of medicinal mushrooms

Morphological and Molecular Analysis Identifies the Associated Fungus ("Xianghui") of the Medicinal White Jelly Mushroom, Tremella fuciformis, as Annulohypoxylon stygium.

White jelly mushroom, Tremella fuciformis, is a popular edible mushroom with interesting medicinal properties (e.g., immunostimulating, antidiabetic). The formation of T.

Immune supportMetabolic health

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Shiitake · 2016 · Journal Article · Natural product research

Optimised isolation of polysaccharides from Lentinula edodes strain NCBI JX915793 using response surface methodology and their antibacterial activities.

Mycelial growth in a defined medium by submerged fermentation is a rapid and alternative method for obtaining fungal biomass of consistent quality. Biomass, exopolysaccharides (EPS) and intracellular polysaccharides (IPS) production were optimised by response surface methodology in Lentinula edodes strain LeS (NCBI….

Immune support

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Lion's Mane · 2016 · Journal Article · Current microbiology

Pantoea hericii sp. nov., Isolated from the Fruiting Bodies of Hericium erinaceus.

Three Gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic bacterial isolates were obtained from the fruiting bodies of the edible mushroom Hericium erinaceus showing symptoms of soft rot disease in Beijing, China. Sequences of partial 16S rRNA gene placed these isolates in the genus Pantoea..

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Turkey Tail · 2016 · Journal Article · Enzyme and microbial technology

Polyamide 6/chitosan nanofibers as support for the immobilization of Trametes versicolor laccase for the elimination of endocrine disrupting chemicals.

In recent years, there has been an increase in efforts to improve wastewater treatment as the concentration of dangerous pollutants, such as endocrine disrupting chemicals, in wastewater increases..

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Chaga · 2016 · Journal Article · Molecular medicine reports

Polysaccharide isolated from the liquid culture broth of Inonotus obliquus suppresses invasion of B16-F10 melanoma cells via AKT/NF-κB signaling pathway.

A number of polysaccharides exhibit pharmacological activities. Polysaccharides derived from Inonotus obliquus (PLIO) appear to have various potential pharmacological properties, including anti‑tumor activity.

OncologyImmune support

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Mesima · 2016 · Journal Article · Journal of microbiology and biotechnology

Protective Effect of 4-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-3-Buten-2-One from Phellinus linteus on Naproxen-Induced Gastric Antral Ulcers in Rats.

The present study investigated the protective effect of naturally purified 4-(3,4- dihydroxyphenyl)-3-buten-2-one (DHP) from Phellinus linteus against naproxen-induced gastric antral ulcers in rats..

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Mesima · 2016 · Journal Article · International journal of medicinal mushrooms

Protective Effects of Black Hoof Medicinal Mushroom from Korea, Phellinus linteus (Higher Basidiomycetes), on Osteoporosis In Vitro and In Vivo.

The protective effect of Phellinus linteus (ethanol extract) against osteoporosis was investigated using the Saos-2 human osteoblast-like cell line and osteoclasts. A nontoxic concentration of Ph.

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Lion's Mane · 2016 · Journal Article · Current microbiology

Protective Effects of Extracellular and Intracellular Polysaccharides on Hepatotoxicity by Hericium erinaceus SG-02.

The protective effects of extracellular and intracellular polysaccharides from Hericium erinaceus SG-02 on the CCl4-induced hepatic injury of mice were investigated in this work..

Immune supportMetabolic healthLiver support

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Shiitake · 2016 · Journal Article · Food & function

Proteomic analysis of intestinal tissues from mice fed with Lentinula edodes-derived polysaccharides.

Lentinula edodes-derived polysaccharides are well known for their immunomodulation and antitumor activities. However, the mechanisms of action have not been fully elucidated..

OncologyImmune supportGut & microbiome

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Lion's Mane · 2016 · Journal Article · Journal of bioscience and bioengineering

Recovery of laccase from processed Hericium erinaceus (Bull.:Fr) Pers. fruiting bodies in aqueous two-phase system.

The feasible use of aqueous two-phase systems (ATPSs) to establish a viable protocol for the recovery of laccase from processed Hericium erinaceus (Bull.:Fr.) Pers. fruiting bodies was evaluated.

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Turkey Tail · 2016 · Journal Article · Bioprocess and biosystems engineering

Scale-up laccase production from Trametes versicolor stimulated by vanillic acid.

An efficient strategy for laccase production in Trametes versicolor cultures was developed using vanillic acid as the inducer. The optimized vanillic acid treatment strategy consisted of exposing 2-day-old mycelia cultures to 80 mg/L vanillic acid..

Energy & fatigue

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Turkey Tail · 2016 · Journal Article · Environmental science and pollution research international

Seawater influence monitored by NaCl on the growth of Trametes versicolor.

There are only a few scientific data about the function of ecosystems after tsunami disasters. The ecosystems help the environment to recover after a disaster, and therefore, the research on its function is important..

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Shiitake · 2016 · Journal Article · Journal of animal science and biotechnology

Selective ligninolysis of wheat straw and wood chips by the white-rot fungus Lentinula edodes and its influence on in vitro rumen degradability.

BACKGROUND: The present work investigated the influence of lignin content and composition in the fungal treatment of lignocellulosic biomass in order to improve rumen degradability..

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Enoki · 2016 · Research Article · PeerJ

Selenium uptake, tolerance and reduction in Flammulina velutipes supplied with selenite.

Recently, selenium (Se) enriched mushrooms have been exploited as dietary Se supplements, but our knowledge of the metabolic process during the Se enrichment process is far from complete..

Metabolic health

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Chaga · 2016 · Journal Article · Industrial crops and products

Stimulated production of triterpenoids of Inonotus obliquus using methyl jasmonate and fatty acids

Found in Europe, Asia, and North America, Inonotus obliquus is a rare yet popular medicinal mushroom. One type of the most biologically active components found in I.

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Niu-Chang-Chih · 2016 · Journal Article · Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

Stimulating the biosynthesis of antroquinonol by addition of effectors and soybean oil in submerged fermentation of Antrodia camphorata.

Antrodia camphorata is a precious medicinal mushroom that has attracted increasing attentions. Antroquinonol has been considered as being among the most biologically active components of A.

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Snow Fungus · 2016 · Journal Article · International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology

Streptomyces tremellae sp. nov., isolated from a culture of the mushroom Tremella fuciformis.

A novel actinomycete strain, designated Js-1T, was isolated from Tremella fuciformis collected from Gutian, Fujian Province, in southeastern China. The taxonomic status of this strain was determined by a polyphasic approach, which demonstrated that the novel strain was a member of the genus Streptomyces..

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Maitake · 2016 · Journal Article · Food & function

Structural characterization and immunomodulatory activity of Grifola frondosa polysaccharide via toll-like receptor 4-mitogen-activated protein kinases-nuclear factor κB pathways.

We isolated a neutral polysaccharide from the fruiting body of a mushroom Grifola frondosa (GFP-A). The aim of this study was to characterize a neutral α-d-polysaccharide derived from G..

OncologyImmune support

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Mesima · 2016 · Journal Article · International journal of biological macromolecules

Structure and antioxidative property of a polysaccharide from an ammonium oxalate extract of Phellinus linteus.

In this paper, the novel polysaccharide PL-A11 was purified from an ammonium oxalate extract of Phellinus linteus mycelia. Its physicochemical properties, structural characteristics, and antioxidant activities were investigated..

Immune supportMetabolic healthLiver supportSkin & hydration

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Maitake · 2016 · Research Article · Frontiers in microbiology

The Mechanisms Underlying the Hypolipidaemic Effects of Grifola frondosa in the Liver of Rats.

The present study investigated the hypolipidaemic effects of Grifola frondosa and its regulation mechanism involved in lipid metabolism in liver of rats fed a high-cholesterol diet. The body weights and serum lipid levels of control rats, of hyperlipidaemic rats, and of hyperlipidaemic rats treated with oral G..

Metabolic healthLiver support

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Lion's Mane · 2016 · Research Article · International journal of molecular sciences

The Neuroprotective Properties of Hericium erinaceus in Glutamate-Damaged Differentiated PC12 Cells and an Alzheimer's Disease Mouse Model.

Hericium erinaceus, an edible and medicinal mushroom, displays various pharmacological activities in the prevention of dementia in conditions such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease. The present study explored the neuroprotective effects of H..

OncologyImmune supportCognition & nervesEnergy & fatigue

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Turkey Tail · 2016 · Research Article · Monatshefte fur chemie

Trametes versicolor carboxylate reductase uncovered.

ABSTRACT: The first carboxylate reductase from Trametes versicolor was identified, cloned, and expressed in Escherichia coli. The enzyme reduces aromatic acids such as benzoic acid and derivatives, cinnamic acid, and 3-phenylpropanoic acid, but also aliphatic acids such as octanoic acid are reduced..

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Lion's Mane · 2014 · Review · Applied microbiology and biotechnology

Medicinal properties of Hericium erinaceus and its potential to formulate novel mushroom-based pharmaceuticals.

Hericium erinaceus is an important mushroom with edible values and medicinal properties. Both the mycelium and the fruiting bodies contain many bioactive compounds with drug efficacy..

OncologyImmune supportCognition & nervesGut & microbiome

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Chaga · 2013 · Review · Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention: APJCP

Progress on understanding the anticancer mechanisms of medicinal mushroom: inonotus obliquus.

Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide. Recently, the demand for more effective and safer therapeutic agents for the chemoprevention of human cancer has increased.

OncologyImmune supportSkin & hydrationRespiratory

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Niu-Chang-Chih · 2012 · Review · International journal of medicinal mushrooms

Review of biological and pharmacological activities of the endemic Taiwanese bitter medicinal mushroom, Antrodia camphorata (M. Zang et C. H. Su) Sh. H. Wu et al. (higher Basidiomycetes).

Antrodia camphorata is an extremely rare fungus native to the forested regions of Taiwan. It is also a traditional Chinese medicine, and Taiwanese aborigines applied it for treating liver diseases and protecting from food and drug intoxication.

OncologyImmune supportMetabolic healthLiver support

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Niu-Chang-Chih · 2011 · Review Article · Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine: eCAM

Review of Pharmacological Effects of Antrodia camphorata and Its Bioactive Compounds.

Antrodia camphorata is a unique mushroom of Taiwan, which has been used as a traditional medicine for protection of diverse health-related conditions. In an effort to translate this Eastern medicine into Western-accepted therapy, a great deal of work has been carried out on A.

OncologyImmune support

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Chaga · 2010 · Review · Journal of biomedicine & biotechnology

Anti-inflammatory effects of Inonotus obliquus in colitis induced by dextran sodium sulfate.

A total of 28 male BALB/c mice (average weight 20.7 +/- 1.6 g) were divided into 4 treatment groups and fed a commercial diet (A), a commercial diet + induced colitis by dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) (B), Inonotus obliquus (IO) administration (C), and IO administration + induced colitis by DSS (D)..

OncologyImmune supportGut & microbiome

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Mesima · 2010 · Review Article · Experimental and therapeutic medicine

Medicinal mushroom Phellinus linteus as an alternative cancer therapy.

Alternative cancer treatment with nutritional/dietary supplements containing a wide variety of herbal products is on the rise in Western countries. Recent epidemiological studies have suggested that mushrooms may prevent against different types of cancers..

OncologyImmune support

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Niu-Chang-Chih · 2009 · Review · Journal of ethnopharmacology

Niuchangchih (Antrodia camphorata) and its potential in treating liver diseases.

Niuchangchih (Antrodia camphorata (M. Zang & C.H.

OncologyImmune supportMetabolic healthLiver support

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Mesima · 2008 · Review · Current medicinal chemistry

A medicinal mushroom: Phellinus linteus.

Phellinus Linteus (Berkeley & M. A.

OncologyImmune support

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King Oyster · 2005 · Research Article · Mycosystema

Antioxidative and antitumor activities of the crude extracts of {\sl Pleurotus eryngii} var. {\sl nebrodensis}

Metadata-grounded summary: This research article indexes research on Pleurotus eryngii in Mycosystema in 2005. MycoData maps the paper to oncology based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

Oncology

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King Oyster · 2005 · Journal Article · Journal of wood science

Cladistic relationships among the Pleurotus ostreatus complex, the Pleurotus pulmonarius complex, and Pleurotus eryngii based on the mitochondrial small subunit ribosomal DNA sequence analysis

The cladistic analysis of the V4 domain sequences, performed by UPGMA, the neighbor-joining, and parsimony methods, revealed that the 19 Pleurotus strains tested in this study evolved along three lineages, each corresponding to a separate biological species: the Pleurotus ostreatus complex, the Pleurotus pulmonarius….

Energy & fatigue

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Maitake · 2005 · Journal Article · Oncology reports

Enhancement of cytotoxicity of NK cells by D-Fraction, a polysaccharide from Grifola frondosa.

In innate immunity, activated natural killer (NK) cells attack and damage pathogens such as bacteria and virus without restriction by the MHC antigen. NK cells activated by IL-12 have been reported to recognize and kill tumor cells in perforin-mediated apoptosis..

OncologyImmune supportRespiratory

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King Oyster · 2005 · Journal Article · Mycological research

Genetic structure of the Pleurotus eryngii species-complex.

Assessment of genetic and phenotypic diversity is necessary to confidently distinguish genotypes of Pleurotus eryngii when seeking traits of interest and to identify strains with high yield potential..