Statistical optimization of culture conditions for enhanced mycelial biomass production using Ganoderma lucidumPooja Shah, Hasmukh Modi

Reducing phenanthrene (PHE) in the environment is critical to ecosystem and human health. Biodegradation, biosorption, and the trans-membrane transport mechanism of PHE by a novel strain, Massilia sp. WF1, and an extensively researched model fungus, Phanerochaete chrysosporium were investigated in aqueous solutions. Results showed that the PHE residual concentration decreased with incubation ti...

Lentinula edodes, known as "shiitake" is one of the widely used medicinal mushrooms in the Orient. Antitumour activity of extracts of this mushroom has been widely demonstrated in animals and humans. However, this activity was shown to be host mediated and not by direct cytotoxic activity to cancer cells. This study demonstrates cytotoxic and cell growth inhibitory (cytostatic) effect of aqueou...

Fungus-growing ants (Attini) have evolved an obligate dependency upon a basidiomycete fungus that they cultivate as their food. Less well known is that the crop fungus is also used by many attine species to cover their eggs, larvae and pupae. The adaptive functional significance of this brood covering is poorly understood. One hypothesis to account for this behaviour is that it is part of the p...

HIGHLIGHTS • Molecular analysis of aurofusarin biosynthesis in F. culmorum. Mycelial pigmentation depending on gene expression and accumulation. Pigmentation variations growth phase.

Aloe Vera (L.) Burn f. is a perennial succulent plant grown worldwide mainly for medicinal and cosmetic uses. During a routine survey a leaf spot disease of Aloe vera having infected plants with large necrotic, sunken, circular to oval, dark brown spots present on both surface of leaves was observed at SHIATS and neighboring areas. Microscopical examination revealed the presence of Alternaria a...

The antifungal activity of polygodial, a secondary metabolite extracted from Canelo, on mycelial growth of different Botrytis cinerea isolates has been evaluated. The results show that polygodial affects growth of normal and resistant isolates of B. cinerea with EC50 values ranging between 117 and 175 ppm. In addition, polygodial markedly decreases the germination of B. cinerea, i.e., after six...