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Seven strains of edible mushrooms were studied with regard to mycelial growth on different growth media and culture conditions. Medium WDA (wheat/dextrose/agar) promoted higher rates of mycelial growth for all the mushrooms investigated. The majority of the strains presented higher growth rates at 30°C, but only Lentinus edodes kept maximum rates at low pH (pH 4.0), followed by Stropharia rugosoannulata and Pleurotus ostreatus (pH 5.0). Absence of light favoured rapid mycelium development in all the strains tested.
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Furlan, S., Virmond, L., Miers, D. et al. Mushroom strains able to grow at high temperatures and low pH values. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 13, 689–692 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018579123385
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