Consumption of mushroom has increased remarkably because of their desirable aroma,
taste and high nutritional content. Wild edible mushrooms (WEM) are well known for their …

Evaluation of nutritional, anti-nutritional and some biochemical studies on Pleurotus
squarrosulus (Mont.) Singer using rats was undertaken with standard methods. Results of …

This study presents the antimicrobial activities of secondary metabolites of endophytic fungi
isolated from a medicinal plant Moringa oleifera growing at the University of Dar es Salaam …

Mushrooms are widely available around the world and have various nutritional as well as
therapeutic values. Many Asian cultures believe that medicinal mushrooms can prolong life …

Objective: Indigenous forests in Tanzania provide a good environment for saprophytic wild
edible mushrooms (SWEM) to grow. In rural areas, mushroom eaters rely on seasonal …

Panus is a genus of the order Polyporales with a gilled hymenium. Although Panus was
earlier considered as a sub genus of the genus Lentinus, molecular phylogenetic studies …

Background and objectives: Several wild mushroom species occur in southern Tanzania
and are used as food by the local tribes. Experience shows that some of them could contain …

In Burundi, minimum work has been done to comprehensively identify and commercialize
high yielding local mushrooms. The previous studies carried out on mushroom cultivation …

In this study, ten wild saprophytic edible mushrooms samples, collected from Tanzania
natural forests and planted trees, and their two domesticated forms were characterized by in …

The use of biological techniques to remove pollutants from the environment has been long
advocated. In this study, we assessed the efficacy of a fungal permeated lignocellulosic filter …