Pleurotus tuber-regium from Nigeria

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Studies were carried out on P. tuber-regium, a tropical sclerotial basidiomycete obtained in Nigeria. Both the sclerotium and the fruit bodies are edible. The economic importance to the Nigerian people, particularly in traditional medicine, was discussed. When kept in a warm, humid atmosphere, the sclerotium readily produced fruit bodies which matured within 7 days. Minimum temperature for mycelial growth was around 15.degree. C, optimum 35.degree. C and maximum around 40.degree. C. The fungus utilized as C sources a number of carbohydrates including fructose, mannose, xylose, glucose, cellobiose, maltose, dextrin, starch, cellulose, mannitol and sorbitol.

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