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Antidepressant drugs such as Venlafaxine (VFX) and O-desmethylvenlafaxine (ODMVFX) are emerging contaminants that are commonly detected in aquatic environments, since conventional wastewater treatment plants are unable to completely remove them..

Cognition & nerves

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Enoki · 2019 · Journal Article · Plant cell reports

FvC5SD overexpression enhances drought tolerance in soybean by reactive oxygen species scavenging and modulating stress-responsive gene expression.

Overexpression of FvC5SD improves drought tolerance in soybean. Drought stress is one of the most important abiotic stress factors that influence soybean crop quality and yield..

Energy & fatigueSkin & hydration

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Turkey Tail · 2019 · Research Article · International journal of molecular sciences

Genetic and Functional Diversity of Nitrilases in Agaricomycotina.

Nitrilases participate in the nitrile metabolism in microbes and plants. They are widely used to produce carboxylic acids from nitriles.

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Mesima · 2019 · Research Article · International journal of molecular sciences

Hair Growth Promoting Effect of 4HGF Encapsulated with PGA Nanoparticles (PGA-4HGF) by β-Catenin Activation and Its Related Cell Cycle Molecules.

Poly-γ-glutamic acid (γ-PGA)-based nanoparticles draw remarkable attention as drug delivery agents due to their controlled release characteristics, low toxicity, and biocompatibility..

Liver supportSkin & hydration

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Turkey Tail · 2019 · Journal Article · ACS applied materials & interfaces

Hairy Particles with Immobilized Enzymes: Impact of Particle Topology on the Catalytic Activity.

Enzymes are described as ideal green biocatalysts because they are highly specific and selective. However, their practical application is hampered because of the low stability and missing reusability of free enzymes.

Energy & fatigue

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Turkey Tail · 2019 · Journal Article · New biotechnology

High resolution fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FT-ICR MS) for the characterisation of enzymatic processing of commercial lignin.

Lignin and lignin components of woody biomass have been identified as an attractive alternative to fossil fuels. However, the complex composition of this plant polymer is one of the drawbacks that limits its exploitation..

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Mesima · 2019 · Journal Article · Pakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciences

Hispolon induces apoptosis against prostate DU145 cancer cells via modulation of mitochondrial and STAT3 pathways.

Hispolon, a bioactive polyphenolic entity extracted from Phellinus linteus, possesses anticancer, antiinflammatory and anti-oxidant properties. Despite the reported therapeutic effects of this natural chemical entity, inhibitory potential of hispolon towards prostate carcinoma DU145 cells and mechanism of its action….

OncologyImmune supportEnergy & fatigue

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Turkey Tail · 2019 · Journal Article · Industrial crops and products

Identification of Antifungal Compounds in Konjac Flying Powder and Assessment against Wood Decay Fungi

Public concern for the environment has stimulated the development of natural wood preservatives. The antifungal activity of konjac (Amorphophallus konjac K.

Energy & fatigue

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Turkey Tail · 2019 · Journal Article · Chemosphere

Immobilized laccase on bentonite-derived mesoporous materials for removal of tetracycline.

Bentonite is a natural and environmentally clay mineral, and bentonite-derived mesoporous materials (BDMMs) were obtained conveniently from the alkali and acid treatment of bentonite. In the present study, BDMMs were explored for immobilization of laccase obtained from Trametes versicolor..

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Turkey Tail · 2019 · Journal Article · Chemosphere

Immobilizing laccase on kaolinite and its application in treatment of malachite green effluent with the coexistence of Cd (П).

Malachite green effluent with the Coexistence of Cd (П) was efficiently decolorized by kaolinite-laccase (Kaolin-Lac). Laccase from Trametes versicolor was immobilized onto the kaolinite through physical adsorption contact.

Energy & fatigue

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Shiitake · 2019 · Journal Article · Journal of food science and technology

In vitro digestion and domestic cooking improved the total antioxidant activity and carbohydrate-digestive enzymes inhibitory potential of selected edible mushrooms.

This study aimed to investigate the effect of in vitro digestion on the antioxidant activity and carbohydrate-digestive enzymes inhibitory potential of five edible mushrooms after subjected to four domestic cooking; namely, boiling, microwaving, steaming and pressure-cooking..

Gut & microbiome

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Shiitake · 2019 · Journal Article · Pharmaceutics

Increased Efficacy of Oral Fixed-Dose Combination of Amphotericin B and AHCC® Natural Adjuvant against Aspergillosis.

Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis represents one of the most serious fungal infections among immunocompromised patients. In this study, we aimed to analyze the in vivo efficacy of prophylactic oral amphotericin B (AMB) encapsulated in modified chitosan-nanoparticles (Nanomerics' Molecular Envelope Technology (MET))….

Immune supportRespiratory

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Shiitake · 2019 · Research Article · Journal of pesticide science

Induction of defense responses by extracts of spent mushroom substrates in rice.

We investigated the effect of treatment with hot water extracts from the spent mushroom substrates (SMSs) of Lentinula edodes and Hypsizygus marmoreus on the resistance of rice leaves to Pyricularia oryzae infection. The spraying of the SMS extracts clearly suppressed the development of lesions caused by Py..

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Turkey Tail · 2019 · Journal Article · Enzyme and microbial technology

Laccase activity measurement by FTIR spectral fingerprinting.

Laccases (EC 1.10.3.2) are enzymes known for their ability to catalyze the oxidation of phenolic compounds using molecular oxygen as the final electron acceptor. Laccase activity is commonly determined by monitoring spectrophotometric changes (absorbance) of the product or substrate during the enzymatic reaction..

Energy & fatigue

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Maitake · 2019 · Research Article · Food & function

Macrophage activation by edible mushrooms is due to the collaborative interaction of toll-like receptor agonists and dectin-1b activating beta glucans derived from colonizing microorganisms.

Research supports the theory that the microbiome of plants and mushrooms produce potent activators of pathogen recognition receptors which are principal contributors to the stimulation of macrophages..

Immune supportCognition & nervesGut & microbiome

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Turkey Tail · 2019 · Research Article · Engineering in life sciences

Miniaturized systems for evaluating enzyme activity in polymeric membrane bioreactors.

Enzyme-coated polymeric membranes are versatile catalysts for biofuel production and other chemical production from feedstock, like plant biomass. Such bioreactors are more energy efficient than high temperature methods because enzymes catalyze chemical reactions near room temperature..

Energy & fatigue

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Lion's Mane · 2019 · Research Article · Foods (Basel, Switzerland)

Nutrient Properties and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance-Based Metabonomic Analysis of Macrofungi.

Many delicious and nutritional macrofungi are widely distributed and used in East Asian regions, considered as edible and medicinal foods. In this study, 11 species of dried and fresh, edible and medicinal macrofungi, Ganoderma amboinense, Agaricus subrufescens, Dictyophora indusiata, Pleurotus sajor-caju, Pleurotus….

Metabolic health

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Shiitake · 2019 · Journal Article · Journal of food science and technology

Nutritional and antioxidant potential of some wild edible mushrooms of Nagaland, India.

Mushrooms are known to mankind since early human civilization and are gaining importance because of their nutritional and medicinal properties. Till date 37 wild edible mushrooms are reported from Nagaland..

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Turkey Tail · 2019 · Research Article · Polymers

Polyamide-Laccase Nanofiber Membrane for Degradation of Endocrine-Disrupting Bisphenol A, 17α-ethinylestradiol, and Triclosan.

Contamination of potable water by endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) is a growing problem worldwide. One of the possible treatments is the utilization of laccase enzyme catalyzing oxidation of phenolic structures of EDC when anchored in a polymeric nanofiber membrane..

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Enoki · 2019 · Research Article · Frontiers in microbiology

Prevalence, Antibiotic Susceptibility, and Molecular Characterization of Cronobacter spp. Isolated From Edible Mushrooms in China.

Cronobacter spp. are foodborne pathogens that can infect and cause life-threatening diseases in all age groups, particularly in infants and immunocompromised elderly.

Immune support

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Almond Mushroom · 2019 · Journal Article · Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies

Production of edible mycoprotein using agroindustrial wastes: Influence on nutritional, chemical and biological properties

The production of Agaricus blazei, Auricularia fuscosuccinea and Pleurotus albidus mycoproteins in brewer-spent grain and grape bagasse by solid-state cultivation was studied, including an investigation of their nutritional value and biological activity. The production of P..

Metabolic health

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Mesima · 2019 · Journal Article · Life sciences

Protective effect of a polyphenols-rich extract from Inonotus Sanghuang on bleomycin-induced acute lung injury in mice.

Mushroom Phellinus linteus ("Sanghuang" in Chinese) is a popular medicinal polypore used to treat several disorders through its various biological functions. Inonotus sanghuang is claimed to produce general immune-potentiating and strengthening, anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor and anti-microbial properties, but its….

OncologyImmune supportRespiratory

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Maitake · 2019 · Journal Article · International journal of medicinal mushrooms

Radiocesium (137Cs) and Mineral Elements in Culinary-Medicinal Mushrooms from the Southern Outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine.

In recent decades, the estimation of radionuclide and heavy metal levels in culinary-medicinal mushrooms has been of interest because some of them have proven to be hyperaccumulators of toxic elements..

Liver support

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Shiitake · 2019 · Journal Article · Carbohydrate polymers

Strengths and weaknesses of the aniline-blue method used to test mushroom (1→3)-β-d-glucans obtained by microwave-assisted extractions.

The parameters to extract polysaccharide-enriched fractions (PEF) from mushrooms using MAE (microwave-assisted extraction) were adjusted following a full factorial 32 experimental design. The highest yield and total carbohydrate values, using Lentinula edodes as model mushroom, were obtained at 180 °C and 30 min..

Immune support

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Maitake · 2019 · Journal Article · Colloids and surfaces. B, Biointerfaces

The enhancement of surface activity and nanoparticle stability through the alteration of charged amino acids of HGFI.

HGFI (hydrophobin found in Grifola frondosa) is a small surface-active protein, belonging to class I hydrophobins, and can form amphipathic protein films at hydrophobic- hydrophilic material interfaces. HGFI has a low isoelectric point (pI) because no basic amino acids are present in its sequence..

Gut & microbiomeLiver support

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Turkey Tail · 2019 · Journal Article · International journal of biological macromolecules

Thermoalkaliphilic laccase treatment for enhanced production of high-value benzaldehyde chemicals from lignin.

Enzymatic conversion of lignin into high-value chemicals is a key step in sustainable and eco-friendly development of lignin valorization strategies. In the present study, a novel thermoalkaliphilic laccase, CtLac, from Caldalkalibacillus thermarum strain TA2.A1 was tested for the depolymerization of lignin and the….

Energy & fatigue

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Turkey Tail · 2019 · Journal Article · Journal of microbiology (Seoul, Korea)

Transcriptome analysis of differential gene expression in Dichomitus squalens during interspecific mycelial interactions and the potential link with laccase induction.

Interspecific mycelial interactions between white rot fungi are always accompanied by an increased production of laccase. In this study, the potential of the white rot fungus Dichomitus squalens to enhance laccase production during interactions with two other white rot fungi, Trametes versicolor or Pleurotus….

Energy & fatigue

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Turkey Tail · 2019 · Journal Article · Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

Transformation of atenolol by a laccase-mediator system: Efficiencies, effect of water constituents, and transformation pathways.

In this study, we investigated the transformation of atenolol (ATL) by the naturally occurring laccase from Trametes versicolor in aqueous solution. Removal efficiency of ATL via laccase-catalyzed reaction in the presence of various laccase mediators was examined, and found that only the mediator 2, 2, 6,….

Medium relevance

Chaga · 2019 · Research Article · Mycology

Two forms of substrate for the bioluminescent reaction in three species of basidiomycetes.

The luminescent response of the enzymatic system of Armillaria borealis on the cold and hot extracts from cell-free culture liquids of Inonotus obliquus, Pholiota sp. and A.

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Shiitake · 2019 · Journal Article · Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.)

UPLC-QqQ/MS combined with similarity assessment of 17 nucleic acid constituents in 147 edible fungi from Sichuan Basin, China.

Nucleic acid constituents are the main functional ingredients in edible fungi, therefore understanding the nucleic acid constituents of edible fungi often eaten on the table by the Chinese people is of significant value..

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Niu-Chang-Chih · 2018 · Journal Article · Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

[Determination of three anthroic acids in petri dish cultured Antrodia camphorate by quantitative analysis of multi-component with single marker].

The present study is establish the quantitative analysis of multi-component with single marker for determining three anthroic acids, (25S)-antcin K, (25R)-antcin K and (25S)-antcin C in the petri dish cultured Antrodia camphorata..

Energy & fatigue

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Turkey Tail · 2018 · Journal Article · Waste management (New York, N.Y.)

A comparison between biostimulation and bioaugmentation in a solid treatment of anaerobic sludge: Drug content and microbial evaluation.

Emerging pollutants can reach the environment through the sludge of Wastewater Treatment Plants. In this work, the use of Trametes versicolor in biopiles at lab-scale was studied, evaluating its capacity to remove the most hydrophobic Pharmaceuticals and assessing the evolution of the biopiles microbial communities..

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Turkey Tail · 2018 · Journal Article · Environmental technology

A novel approach for application of white rot fungi in wastewater treatment under non-sterile conditions: immobilization of fungi on sorghum.

In this study, we tested a new approach to facilitate the application of white rot fungi (WRF) under non-sterile conditions, by introducing grain sorghum as carrier and sole carbon and nutrient source for WRF..

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Enoki · 2018 · Journal Article · Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies

A novel biodegradable film from edible mushroom (F. velutipes) by product: Microstructure, mechanical and barrier properties associated with the fiber morphology

In order to efficiently utilize mushroom-processing waste discharge, insoluble fiber (FVIF) from aged Flammulina velutipes stipe was prepared with a series of wet milling steps of colloid mill (CM), PFI, low pressure homogenization (LPH) and high pressure homogenization (HPH) and formed into film by casting method..

Energy & fatigue

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Turkey Tail · 2018 · Journal Article · Bioresource technology

An air-breathing enzymatic cathode with extended lifetime by continuous laccase supply.

We present a novel concept of an air-breathing enzymatic biofuel cell cathode combined with continuous supply of unpurified laccase-containing supernatant of the white-rot fungus Trametes versicolor for extended lifetime. The air-breathing cathode design obviates the need for energy-intensive active aeration..

Energy & fatigue

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Turkey Tail · 2018 · Journal Article · International journal of biological macromolecules

Anti-proliferative applications of laccase immobilized on super-magnetic chitosan-functionalized halloysite nanotubes.

Owing to the ubiquitous availability and simple biocatalysis, the anti-proliferative laccase holds enormous opportunities for anti-cancer applications. However, accessing efficient and specific (super-magnetically targetable) new delivery system for anti-proliferative laccase is vital step towards laccase based….

OncologyLiver supportRespiratory

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Lion's Mane · 2018 · Research Article · Food science & nutrition

Anticancer, antithrombotic, antityrosinase, and anti-α-glucosidase activities of selected wild and commercial mushrooms from Pakistan.

Mushrooms have been accepted as nutraceutical foods because of their high nutritional and functional values. They have also gained interest due to their medicinal properties, economic importance, and organoleptic merit..

OncologyGut & microbiomeRespiratory

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Turkey Tail · 2018 · Journal Article · Journal of wood science

Antifungal and antitermitic activities of wood vinegar from oil palm trunk

We evaluated the antifungal and antitermite activities of wood vinegars produced from oil palm trunk. The wood vinegars were produced at three different pyrolysis temperatures, 350, 400, and 450 °C..

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Turkey Tail · 2018 · Journal Article · International journal of medicinal mushrooms

Antiproliferative Activity and Cytotoxicity of Some Medicinal Wood-Destroying Mushrooms from Russia.

We analyzed the antiproliferative activity of 6 medicinal wood-destroying mushrooms (Fomes fomentarius, Fomitopsis pinicola, Trametes versicolor, Trichaptum biforme, Inonotus obliquus, and Coniophora puteana) that are common in deciduous and mixed coniferous forests in Central Russia..

OncologyGut & microbiomeRespiratory

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Shiitake · 2018 · Journal Article · Applied microbiology and biotechnology

Bacteria-produced ferric exopolysaccharide nanoparticles as iron delivery system for truffles (Tuber borchii).

Iron exopolysaccharide nanoparticles were biogenerated during ferric citrate fermentation by Klebsiella oxytoca DSM 29614. Before investigating their effects on Tuber borchii ("bianchetto" truffle) mycelium growth and morphology, they were tested on human K562 cell line and Lentinula edodes pure culture and shown to….

Immune supportEnergy & fatigueLiver support

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Enoki · 2018 · Journal Article · Mycoscience

Bioactive compounds from the edible mushroom Cortinarius caperatus

Six compounds, 5-(1-hydroxyethyl)dihydrofuran-2(3H)-one (1), 4-ethoxy-4-oxobutanoic acid (2), 4-ketononanoic acid (3), methyl(2-acetylaminoethyl)sulfoxide (4), methyl benzoate (5) and p-hydroxybenzoic acid (6) were isolated from the fruiting bodies of Cortinarius caperatus..

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Turkey Tail · 2018 · Journal Article · European journal of plant pathology

Biocontrol potential of Bacillus subtilis B1 against sapstain fungus in rubber wood

Rubber wood, one of the most preferred plantation timbers in the tropical regions, is easily prone to various moulds, decay and stain fungi. Lasiodiplodia theobromae, the dominant sapstain fungus of rubber wood, causes high economic loss to the industry through its bluish black sap wood discolouration..

Medium relevance

Enoki · 2018 · Research Article · Life (Basel, Switzerland)

Bioremediation of Landfill Leachate with Fungi: Autochthonous vs. Allochthonous Strains.

Autochthonous fungi from contaminated wastewater are potential successful agents bioremediation thanks to their adaptation to pollutant toxicity and to competition with other microorganisms present in wastewater treatment plant..

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Turkey Tail · 2018 · Research Article · Materials (Basel, Switzerland)

Cellulose-Silica Nanocomposites of High Reinforcing Content with Fungi Decay Resistance by One-Pot Synthesis.

Hybrid bionanocomposites based on cellulose matrix, with silica nanoparticles as reinforcers, were prepared by one-pot synthesis of cellulose surface modified by solvent exchange method to keep the biopolymer net void for hosting inorganic nanoparticles..

Energy & fatigue

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Mesima · 2018 · Journal Article · Anticancer research

Combination Effects of Hispidin and Gemcitabine via Inhibition of Stemness in Pancreatic Cancer Stem Cells.

BACKGROUND/AIM: Natural products extracted from plants can be potent for developing pharmaceutical products. Hispidin, a polyphenolic compound mainly derived from the medicinal mushroom Phellinus linteus, has been shown to have a therapeutic potential against cancer cells..

OncologyImmune supportGut & microbiome

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Turkey Tail · 2018 · Journal Article · Bioresource technology

Corn silage fungal-based solid-state pretreatment for enhanced biogas production in anaerobic co-digestion with cow manure.

The objective of this research was to use white-rot fungus Trametes versicolor for corn silage pretreatment and to investigate the effect of pretreatment on biogas productivity. Semi-continuous pilot-scale experiment, comprised of two experimental phases, was carried out..

Gut & microbiome

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Turkey Tail · 2018 · Journal Article · Forest products journal

Decay of Thermally Modified Engineered Wood Products

In this study, rated plywood, oriented strand board, laminated strand lumber, and laminated veneer lumber were thermally modified as a posttreatment at 140°C, 150°C, 160°C, 170°C, and 180°C using a closed, pressurized treatment method..

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Shiitake · 2018 · Journal Article · Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)

Demonstration-Scale High-Cell-Density Fermentation of Pichia pastoris.

Pichia pastoris has been one of the most successful heterologous overexpression systems in generating proteins for large-scale production through high-cell-density fermentation..

Energy & fatigue

Medium relevance

Shiitake · 2018 · Journal Article · Journal of economic entomology

Effect of Fungal Species on the Development and Reproductive Traits of the Fungal-Feeding Mite Rhizoglyphus robini (Astigmata: Acaridae).

The bulb mite, Rhizoglyphus robini (Claparède; Astigmata: Acaridae), is a cosmopolitan pest with a broad host range, including commercially grown edible fungi in China..

Medium relevance

Shiitake · 2018 · Journal Article · Doklady biological sciences: proceedings of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Biological sciences sections

Effect of Selenium-containing Biocomposites from Medicinal Mushrooms on the Potato Ring Rot Causative Agent.

The impact of selenium biocomposites obtained from the medicinal macrobasidiomycetes Ganoderma lucidum, Grifola umbellata, Laetiporus sulphureus, Lentinula edodes, and Pleurotus ostreatus on the viability and biofilm formation capability of the phytopathogenic Gram-positive bacterium Clavibacter michiganensis ssp..