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Turkey Tail · Yun Zhi

Trametes versicolor

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2,168
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37
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2026
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Oyster Mushroom

Pleurotus ostreatus

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2,151
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50
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2026
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Reishi · Lingzhi

Ganoderma lucidum

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2,003
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56
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2026
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Shiitake · Hua Gu

Lentinula edodes

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1,898
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56
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2026
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Cordyceps · Scarlet Club

Cordyceps militaris

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1,774
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63
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2026
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Cordyceps · Caterpillar Fungus

Ophiocordyceps sinensis

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1,713
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55
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2026
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Almond Mushroom · ABM

Agaricus blazei

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1,568
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51
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2026
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Enoki · Winter Mushroom

Flammulina velutipes

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1,561
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44
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2026
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Maitake · Hen of the Woods

Grifola frondosa

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1,440
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43
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2026
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King Oyster · Eryngii

Pleurotus eryngii

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1,359
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57
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2026
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Snow Fungus · Silver Ear

Tremella fuciformis

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1,325
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25
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2026
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Lion's Mane · Yamabushitake

Hericium erinaceus

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902
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65
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2026
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Chaga

Inonotus obliquus

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793
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62
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2026
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Mesima · Sanghwang

Phellinus linteus

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748
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57
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2026
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Niu-Chang-Chih

Antrodia camphorata

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521
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60
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2026
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Nameko · Nametake

Pholiota microspora

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472
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27
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2026
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Yellow Morel

Morchella esculenta

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469
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37
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2026
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Zhu Ling · Umbrella Polypore

Polyporus umbellatus

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281
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52
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2026
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Wood Ear · Kikurage

Auricularia auricula-judae

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278
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47
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2026
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Agarikon · Quinine Conk

Fomitopsis officinalis

Studies
47
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55
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2026
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King Oyster · 2006 · Journal Article · Applied biochemistry and biotechnology

Effect of copper and manganese ions on activities of laccase and peroxidases in three Pleurotus species grown on agricultural wastes.

Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Pleurotus eryngii in Applied biochemistry and biotechnology in 2006. MycoData maps the paper to gut & microbiome, liver support based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

Gut & microbiomeLiver support
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King Oyster · 2023 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · PloS one

Production of 17 strains of edible mushroom grown on corn stover and its effect on the chemical composition and ruminal in vitro digestibility of the residual substrate.

Metadata-grounded summary: This research support, non u.s. gov't indexes research on Pleurotus eryngii in PloS one in 2023.

Gut & microbiome
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King Oyster · 2023 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Protein science: a publication of the Protein Society

Role and structure of the small subunit forming heterodimers with laccase-like enzymes.

Metadata-grounded summary: This research support, non u.s. gov't indexes research on Pleurotus eryngii in Protein science: a publication of the Protein Society in 2023.

Gut & microbiome
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Cordyceps · 2022 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · BMC pharmacology & toxicology

Cordycepin inhibits colon cancer proliferation by suppressing MYC expression.

Metadata-grounded summary: This research support, non u.s. gov't indexes research on Cordyceps militaris in BMC pharmacology & toxicology in 2022.

OncologyEnergy & fatigueGut & microbiome
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King Oyster · 2022 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Frontiers in immunology

Immune regulatory functions of biologically active proteins from edible fungi.

Metadata-grounded summary: This research support, non u.s. gov't indexes research on Pleurotus eryngii in Frontiers in immunology in 2022.

Immune supportGut & microbiome
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Shiitake · 2021 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Menopause (New York, N.Y.)

Dietary syringic acid reduces fat mass in an ovariectomy-induced mouse model of obesity.

Metadata-grounded summary: This research support, non u.s. gov't indexes research on Lentinula edodes in Menopause (New York, N.Y.) in 2021.

Immune supportMetabolic healthGut & microbiome
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Shiitake · 2013 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Antibiotiki i khimioterapiia = Antibiotics and chemoterapy [sic]

[Protective activity of aqueous extracts from higher mushrooms against Herpes simplex virus type-2 on albino mice model].

Metadata-grounded summary: This research support, non u.s. gov't indexes research on Lentinula edodes in Antibiotiki i khimioterapiia = Antibiotics and chemoterapy [sic] in 2013.

Immune supportGut & microbiome
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Snow Fungus · 1982 · English Abstract · Zhongguo yi xue ke xue yuan xue bao. Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae

[Effect of Tremella fuciformis Berk on acute radiation sickness in dogs (author's transl)].

Metadata-grounded summary: This english abstract indexes research on Tremella fuciformis in Zhongguo yi xue ke xue yuan xue bao. Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae in 1982.

Gut & microbiomeSkin & hydration
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Shiitake · 2026 · Preprint · journal metadata

Mimicry of Symptomatic Dermographism: A Case Series of Atypical Presentations

Metadata-grounded summary: This preprint indexes research on Lentinula edodes in 2026. MycoData maps the paper to immune support, gut & microbiome based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

Immune supportGut & microbiome
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Shiitake · 2026 · Preprint · journal metadata

Multiplatform Metabolomics for the Design and Characterization of a Mediterranean Plant-Based Lyophilized Extract from Agro-Industrial By-Products

Metadata-grounded summary: This preprint indexes research on Lentinula edodes in 2026. MycoData maps the paper to immune support, gut & microbiome based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

Immune supportGut & microbiome
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Shiitake · 2025 · Preprint · journal metadata

An Obscure Natural NAD + -Boosting Sirtuin Activator: N 1 -Methylnicotinamide (1-MNA)

Metadata-grounded summary: This preprint indexes research on Lentinula edodes in 2025. MycoData maps the paper to immune support, gut & microbiome based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

Immune supportGut & microbiome
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Shiitake · 2025 · Preprint · journal metadata

Ecological Roles and Biotechnological Potential of Wild Mushroom Cultivation

Metadata-grounded summary: This preprint indexes research on Lentinula edodes in 2025. MycoData maps the paper to immune support, gut & microbiome based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

Immune supportGut & microbiome
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Shiitake · 2025 · Preprint · journal metadata

Ecological Roles and Cultivation Status of Wild Mushrooms with Economic and Biotechnological Importance

Metadata-grounded summary: This preprint indexes research on Lentinula edodes in 2025. MycoData maps the paper to immune support, gut & microbiome based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

Immune supportGut & microbiome
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King Oyster · 2025 · Preprint · journal metadata

Microfluidic Droplet-Assisted Single-Cell Raman Sorting for High-Throughput Screening of Functional Lignin-Degrading Microbes

Metadata-grounded summary: This preprint indexes research on Pleurotus eryngii in 2025. MycoData maps the paper to gut & microbiome based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

Gut & microbiome
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Almond Mushroom · 2025 · Preprint · journal metadata

Modelling the emergence of spiral colony morphology in the yeast Magnusiomyces magnusii

Metadata-grounded summary: This preprint indexes research on Agaricus blazei in 2025. MycoData maps the paper to gut & microbiome, liver support based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

Gut & microbiomeLiver support
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Almond Mushroom · 2024 · Preprint · journal metadata

4D hybrid model interrogates agent-level rules and parameters driving hiPS cell colony dynamics

Metadata-grounded summary: This preprint indexes research on Agaricus blazei in 2024. MycoData maps the paper to gut & microbiome based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

Gut & microbiome
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Shiitake · 2024 · Preprint · journal metadata

Growing meat on vegetables: plants with natural biomimetic micro-patterns as edible meat-engineering scaffolds

Metadata-grounded summary: This preprint indexes research on Lentinula edodes in 2024. MycoData maps the paper to immune support, gut & microbiome based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

Immune supportGut & microbiome
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Shiitake · 2019 · Case Reports · Case reports in dermatology

Flagellate Dermatitis by Shiitake Mushroom.

Metadata-grounded summary: This case reports indexes research on Lentinula edodes in Case reports in dermatology in 2019. MycoData maps the paper to immune support, gut & microbiome based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

Immune supportGut & microbiome
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Shiitake · 2015 · Journal Article · International journal of medicinal mushrooms

Effect of L-Cysteine Pretreatment on the Control of Formaldehyde and Browning of the Culinary-Medicinal Shiitake Mushroom, Lentinus edodes (Higher Basidiomycetes) during Drying and Canning Processes.

Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Lentinula edodes in International journal of medicinal mushrooms in 2015. MycoData maps the paper to immune support, gut & microbiome based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

Immune supportGut & microbiome
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Nameko · 2003 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry

Interactions of Heterologous Mycelia Colonized in the Substrate Govern Fruit Body Production in the Cultivated Homobasidiomycete Pholiota nameko

Metadata-grounded summary: This research support, non u.s. gov't indexes research on Pholiota microspora in Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry in 2003.

Gut & microbiome
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King Oyster · 2026 · Journal Article · Lebensmittel-Wissenschaft + [i.e. und] Technologie. Food science + technology. Science + technologie alimentaire

An emulsion-based tracer solute method for visualizing surface and cross-sectional solute distributions in vacuum impregnated porous food matrices

Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Pleurotus eryngii in Lebensmittel-Wissenschaft + [i.e. und] Technologie.

Gut & microbiome
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Snow Fungus · 2026 · Research Article · Foods (Basel, Switzerland)

Development of a High-Throughput Indirect Competitive Chemiluminescence Enzyme-Linked Immunoassay for the Rapid Detection of Bongkrekic Acid in Tremella Fungus and Rice Noodles.

Metadata-grounded summary: This research article indexes research on Tremella fuciformis in Foods (Basel, Switzerland) in 2026. MycoData maps the paper to gut & microbiome, skin & hydration based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

Gut & microbiomeSkin & hydration
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Cordyceps · 2026 · Journal Article · Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie

Elucidation of mechanisms underlying the therapeutic effects of cordycepin on pulmonary hypertension, with a focus on cell senescence and gut microbiota.

Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Ophiocordyceps sinensis in Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie in 2026. MycoData maps the paper to energy & fatigue, gut & microbiome, respiratory based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

Energy & fatigueGut & microbiomeRespiratory
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Shiitake · 2026 · Journal Article · Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie

Ergosterol suppresses NLRP3 inflammasome-mediated inflammatory responses through Bmal1.

Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Lentinula edodes in Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie in 2026. MycoData maps the paper to immune support, gut & microbiome based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

Immune supportGut & microbiome
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Shiitake · 2026 · Journal Article · Environmental monitoring and assessment

Health risk assessment of cadmium exposure via multiple pathways in preschool children from the inland region of Northwest China.

Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Lentinula edodes in Environmental monitoring and assessment in 2026. MycoData maps the paper to immune support, gut & microbiome, liver support based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

Immune supportGut & microbiomeLiver support
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Shiitake · 2026 · Journal Article · Brain research

Lentinan attenuates tau phosphorylation and memory deficits in hTau-overexpressing mice.

Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Lentinula edodes in Brain research in 2026. MycoData maps the paper to immune support, cognition & nerves, gut & microbiome based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

Immune supportCognition & nervesGut & microbiome
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Shiitake · 2026 · Research Article · Foods (Basel, Switzerland)

Multiplatform Metabolomics for the Design and Characterization of a Mediterranean Plant-Based Lyophilized Powder from Agro-Industrial By-Products.

Metadata-grounded summary: This research article indexes research on Lentinula edodes in Foods (Basel, Switzerland) in 2026. MycoData maps the paper to immune support, gut & microbiome based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

Immune supportGut & microbiome
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Cordyceps · 2026 · Journal Article · International journal of biological macromolecules

Physicochemical, structural, digestive stability, and microbiota effects of five edible mushroom polysaccharides (EMPs).

Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Ophiocordyceps sinensis in International journal of biological macromolecules in 2026. MycoData maps the paper to immune support, energy & fatigue, gut & microbiome, respiratory based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

Immune supportEnergy & fatigueGut & microbiomeRespiratory
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Shiitake · 2026 · Journal Article · Food Research International

Self-assembled Lentinus edodes ergosterol-amyloid fiber hydrogel for zebrafish enteritis mitigation: Role of intestinal flora regulation and metabolomic remodeling

Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Lentinula edodes in Food Research International in 2026. MycoData maps the paper to immune support, gut & microbiome based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

Immune supportGut & microbiome
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Shiitake · 2026 · Journal Article · Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.)

Self-assembled Lentinus edodes ergosterol-amyloid fiber hydrogel for zebrafish enteritis mitigation: Role of intestinal flora regulation and metabolomic remodeling.

Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Lentinula edodes in Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.) in 2026. MycoData maps the paper to immune support, gut & microbiome based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

Immune supportGut & microbiome
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King Oyster · 2026 · Research Article · Science and technology of advanced materials

Soft and tough bio-composites via integration of agricultural products and polymer gels.

Metadata-grounded summary: This research article indexes research on Pleurotus eryngii in Science and technology of advanced materials in 2026. MycoData maps the paper to gut & microbiome based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

Gut & microbiome
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King Oyster · 2025 · Journal Article · Talanta

A novel ratiometric electrochemical assay for detection of formaldehyde in real food samples.

Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Pleurotus eryngii in Talanta in 2025. MycoData maps the paper to gut & microbiome based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

Gut & microbiome
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Shiitake · 2025 · Journal Article · Journal of dairy science

An insight into specific flavor sensation in fermented milk: Linalool and mushroom alcohol.

Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Lentinula edodes in Journal of dairy science in 2025. MycoData maps the paper to immune support, gut & microbiome based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

Immune supportGut & microbiome
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King Oyster · 2025 · Journal Article · Pharmacological reports: PR

Antiplatelet potencies of polysaccharides extracted from eight cultivated edible Pleurotus mushroom species.

Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Pleurotus eryngii in Pharmacological reports: PR in 2025. MycoData maps the paper to immune support, gut & microbiome based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

Immune supportGut & microbiome
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Cordyceps · 2025 · Research Article · Foods (Basel, Switzerland)

Bioactive Polysaccharides Prevent Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Intestinal Inflammation via Immunomodulation, Antioxidant Activity, and Microbiota Regulation.

Metadata-grounded summary: This research article indexes research on Ophiocordyceps sinensis in Foods (Basel, Switzerland) in 2025. MycoData maps the paper to immune support, energy & fatigue, gut & microbiome, respiratory based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

Immune supportEnergy & fatigueGut & microbiomeRespiratory
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Shiitake · 2025 · Research Article · Applied microbiology and biotechnology

Burst agitation rate promotes sustained semicontinuous cultivation of filamentous fungi in stirred tank reactors.

Metadata-grounded summary: This research article indexes research on Lentinula edodes in Applied microbiology and biotechnology in 2025. MycoData maps the paper to immune support, gut & microbiome based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

Immune supportGut & microbiome
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Shiitake · 2025 · Journal Article · Current Research in Food Science

Consumer perceptions of plant-based and mushroom-based jerky: A focus on texture, main ingredient and protein information, and willingness to pay

Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Lentinula edodes in Current Research in Food Science in 2025. MycoData maps the paper to immune support, gut & microbiome based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

Immune supportGut & microbiome
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King Oyster · 2025 · Journal Article · Current Research in Food Science

Consumer perceptions of plant-based and mushroom-based jerky: A focus on texture, main ingredient and protein information, and willingness to pay

Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Pleurotus eryngii in Current Research in Food Science in 2025. MycoData maps the paper to gut & microbiome based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

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Shiitake · 2025 · Research Article · Current research in food science

Consumer perceptions of plant-based and mushroom-based jerky: A focus on texture, main ingredient and protein information, and willingness to pay.

Metadata-grounded summary: This research article indexes research on Lentinula edodes in Current research in food science in 2025. MycoData maps the paper to immune support, gut & microbiome based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

Immune supportGut & microbiome
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King Oyster · 2025 · Research Article · Current research in food science

Consumer perceptions of plant-based and mushroom-based jerky: A focus on texture, main ingredient and protein information, and willingness to pay.

Metadata-grounded summary: This research article indexes research on Pleurotus eryngii in Current research in food science in 2025. MycoData maps the paper to gut & microbiome based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

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Shiitake · 2025 · Journal Article · Journal of environmental management

Exploring the impact of innovation on organic farms: a comparative life cycle assessment of seven case studies.

Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Lentinula edodes in Journal of environmental management in 2025. MycoData maps the paper to immune support, gut & microbiome based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

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Cordyceps · 2025 · Journal Article · International journal of biological macromolecules

Human fecal fermentation of high/low-molecular weight exopolysaccharides from a medicinal fungus Cs-HK1 and anti-inflammatory protection on gut barrier function.

Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Ophiocordyceps sinensis in International journal of biological macromolecules in 2025. MycoData maps the paper to immune support, energy & fatigue, gut & microbiome, respiratory based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

Immune supportEnergy & fatigueGut & microbiomeRespiratory
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Cordyceps · 2025 · Journal Article · International journal of biological macromolecules

Human fecal fermentation of high/low-molecular weight exopolysaccharides from a medicinal fungus Cs-HK1 and anti-inflammatory protection on gut barrier function.

Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Cordyceps militaris in International journal of biological macromolecules in 2025. MycoData maps the paper to immune support, energy & fatigue, gut & microbiome based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

Immune supportEnergy & fatigueGut & microbiome
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Shiitake · 2025 · Research Article · NPJ science of food

Incorporation of mushroom powder: enhancing structure and flavor in pea-mung bean composite protein.

Metadata-grounded summary: This research article indexes research on Lentinula edodes in NPJ science of food in 2025. MycoData maps the paper to immune support, gut & microbiome based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

Immune supportGut & microbiome
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Shiitake · 2025 · Research Article · Toxics

Lentinan Alleviated PM2.5 Exposure-Induced Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in Pulmonary Epithelial Cells by Inhibiting the GARP/TGF-β/Smad Pathway.

Metadata-grounded summary: This research article indexes research on Lentinula edodes in Toxics in 2025. MycoData maps the paper to immune support, gut & microbiome based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

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Shiitake · 2025 · Journal Article · Eur Food Res Technol

Natural sources, mechanisms, and sensory evaluation of umami and kokumi flavour compounds in food

Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Lentinula edodes in Eur Food Res Technol in 2025. MycoData maps the paper to immune support, gut & microbiome based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

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Shiitake · 2025 · Journal Article · Food Chemistry

Stabilization and sensorial/technological characterization of a sodium-reduced W1/O/W2 emulsion based on oriental ingredients

Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Lentinula edodes in Food Chemistry in 2025. MycoData maps the paper to immune support, gut & microbiome based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

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Shiitake · 2025 · Journal Article · Food chemistry

Stabilization and sensorial/technological characterization of a sodium-reduced W1/O/W2 emulsion based on oriental ingredients.

Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Lentinula edodes in Food chemistry in 2025. MycoData maps the paper to immune support, gut & microbiome based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

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Cordyceps · 2025 · Research Article · Frontiers in immunology

Therapeutic effects of Isaria felina on postmenopausal osteoporosis: modulation of gut microbiota, metabolites, and immune responses.

Metadata-grounded summary: This research article indexes research on Ophiocordyceps sinensis in Frontiers in immunology in 2025. MycoData maps the paper to immune support, energy & fatigue, gut & microbiome, respiratory based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

Immune supportEnergy & fatigueGut & microbiomeRespiratory
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Cordyceps · 2025 · Journal Article · Frontiers in immunology

Therapeutic effects of Isaria felina on postmenopausal osteoporosis: modulation of gut microbiota, metabolites, and immune responses.

Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Cordyceps militaris in Frontiers in immunology in 2025. MycoData maps the paper to immune support, energy & fatigue, gut & microbiome based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

Immune supportEnergy & fatigueGut & microbiome