Covering: up to the end of 2014 Fungi are widespread in nature and have conquered nearly
every ecological niche. Fungi occur not only in terrestrial but also in freshwater and marine …

Here, we analyze the status and future trends in the study of medicinal mushrooms (MMs) in
agriculture and biomedicine. Fruiting bodies of mushrooms are heterotrophic organisms that …

Like plants, fungi have evolved a variety of defence strategies in order to protect themselves
against feeding mammals, insects and infection with parasitic fungi. In contrast to plants little …

Extracts obtained from liquid mycelial fermentations of the Chilean fungus Stereum hirsutum
(Sh134-11) showed antifungal activity against Botrytis cinerea. Two types of extracts were …

The antifungal activity of molecular identified Chilean saprobiontic fungi, Trichoderma viride,
Schizophyllum commune and Trametes versicolor, on the fungal plant pathogens Botrytis …

Basidiomycetes, a major class of higher fungi adapted to many different climates, habitats,
and substrates, have developed a rich and very diverse secondary metabolism. Its products …

Persistent application of pesticides often leads to accumulation in the environment and to
the development of resistance in various organisms. These chemicals frequently degrade …

Symbiotic microbes are essential for developing and growing Gastrodia elata, an
achlorophyllous orchid of high medicinal value. Recently, the cultivation of G. elata in …

Medicinal mushrooms represent a valuable natural source of biologically active compounds
with fungicidal, herbicidal, and insecticidal properties. Many synthetic fungicides, herbicides …

We reported seven compounds isolated from mycelial cultures of Chilean Basidiomycetes.
The compound structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods. Two polyacetylenes …