Is the widely used medicinal fungus the Ganoderma lucidum (Fr.) Karst. sensu stricto? (a short review)

Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica

Volumn 49, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 235-243

  Szedlay, Gyöngyi ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Chemotaxonomy; Ganoderma lucidum; Lanostanoids; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; GANODERMA; GANODERMA LUCIDUM;

FUNGAL DNA; HERBACEOUS AGENT; RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA; TRITERPENE;

CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; GANODERMA LUCIDUM; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW;

CULTURE MEDIA; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; REISHI; TRITERPENES;

EID: 0040675558     PISSN: 12178950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AMicr.49.2002.2-3.9     Document Type: Review

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