Sclerotial formation of Polyporus umbellatus by low temperature treatment under artificial conditions.

BACKGROUND: Polyporus umbellatus sclerotia have been used as a diuretic agent in China for over two thousand years. A shortage of the natural P. umbellatus has prompted researchers to induce sclerotial formation in the laboratory. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDING: P. umbellatus cultivation in a sawdust...

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Main Authors: Yong-Mei Xing, Li-Chun Zhang, Han-Qiao Liang, Jing Lv, Chao Song, Shun-Xing Guo, Chun-Lan Wang, Tae-Soo Lee, Min-Woong Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3577777?pdf=render