Mushrooms have been used as food supplement from times immemorial not only for their
flavour, aroma and nutritive values but also for their medicinal properties as evident from …

Background The particular characteristics of growth and development of mushrooms in
nature result in the accumulation of a variety of secondary metabolites, several of them with …

Mushrooms constitute an integral part of the normal human diet and in recent times, the
amounts of consumption have been raised greatly, which includes variety of species. The …

There are about 40 species in the Pleurotus genus, including those with high economic
significance, ie P. ostreatus and P. pulmonarius. The fruiting bodies of oyster mushrooms …

Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus species) is commercially important in the world mushroom
market. It is widely cultivated and consumed in different parts of the world. Many people …

Mushrooms are macrofungi with numerous varieties and widely known as food and
medicine in many ancient cultures. They are considered as potential source of many …

ABSTRACT Pleurotus ostreatus (Jacq.) P. Kumm.(Basidiomycota)–known as the oyster
mushroom–is a mushroom species distributed on all continents, except for Antarctica. Since …

Mushrooms of Pleurotus genus are popularly consumed all over the world due to their taste,
flavor, high nutritional values, and some medicinal properties. Several species of this genus …

Sažetak The genus Pleurotus (oyster mushroom) comprises some most popular edible
mushrooms due to their favourable organoleptic and medicinal properties, vigorous growth …

Pleurotus ostreatus as an edible mushroom with pharmacological potential, belonging to
class basidiomycetes of kingdom Mycota is known to have immense therapeutic properties …