19 November 2022
Mycoviruses are viruses that specifically infect and replicate in fungi. Several mycoviruses have been previously reported in Pleurotus ostreatus, including the oyster mushroom spherical virus (OMSV), oyster mushroom isometric virus (OMIV), Pleurotus...
Pleurotus ostreatus is one of the most frequently cultivated mushroom species. It has attracted considerable attention not only because of its short cultivation time, but also because of the wide range of substrates on which it can be cultivated, suc...
Pleurotus ostreatus is a mushroom species renowned for its abundant nutritional and medicinal properties. Nevertheless, the yield of its fruiting bodies has long remained at a standstill, making it arduous to achieve substantial improvements. Because...
The influence of genetic (species, strain) and environmental (substrate) factors on the volatile profiles of eight strains of Pleurotus eryngii and P. ostreatus mushrooms cultivated on wheat straw or substrates enriched with winery or olive oil by pr...
Pleurotus ostreatus is a well-known edible mushroom species which shows fast growth. The fungus can be used for medical, nutritional, filter, or packaging purposes. In this study, cultivation experiments were carried out with Pleurotus ostreatus grow...
The mycelium of the edible mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus can be used for diverse technical applications, such as packaging materials or wastewater treatment, besides the more obvious use for nutrition. While P. ostreatus usually grows on sawdust, wood...
Pleurotus ostreatus is valued for its nutritional, medicinal, economic, and ecological benefits and is widely used in the food, pharmaceutical, and environmental protection industries. Pleurotus ostreatus, as a highly perishable edible fungus, faces...
Mushroom cultivation presents a viable solution for utilizing agro-industrial byproducts as substrates for growth. This process enables the transformation of low-economic-value waste into nutritional foods. Enhancing the yield and quality of preharve...
Pleurotus ostreatus is a species of white-rot fungi that effectively degrades lignin. In this study, we aimed to efficiently express the lac-2 gene of Pleurotus ostreatus in the Pichia pastoris X33 yeast strain. The enzymatic properties of recombinan...
The objective of the present study was to ascertain the potential of cellulolytic enzymes produced by selected species of basidiomycetes: Pleurotus ostreatus, Pleurotus eryngii, and Lentinula edodes. In the experimental phase, a selection of basidiom...
The yellow spot disease of Pleurotus ostreatus, caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas tolaasii, poses a threat to both the yield and quality of oyster mushrooms due to the limited availability of effective bactericides and the insufficient comprehensiv...
Pleurotus ostreutus is one of the world’s most commonly consumed mushrooms. The cultivation of mushrooms using wood resources usually results in environmental issues such as deforestation. Juncao grasses, namely (JJ) Cenchrus fungigraminus, (AR...
Pleurotus ostreatus (Jacq. ex Fr.) P. Kumm mushroom contains bioactive compounds with both antimicrobial and prebiotic properties, which are distributed in the mushroom mycelium, fruiting body, and spent substrate. The mushroom is rich in nondigestib...
Pleurotus ostreatus is a widely cultivated edible fungus in China, renowned for its rich nutritional composition and diverse medicinal compounds. However, the quality of the currently published P. ostreatus genomes remained suboptimal, which limited...
Pleurotus ostreatus, classified under the phylum Basidiomycota, order Agaricales, and family Pleurotaceae, is a prevalent gray edible fungus. Its physical damage not only compromises quality and appearance but also significantly diminishes market val...
Pleurotus ostreatus cultivation is often affected by pest infestations, which contaminate the bag by eating nutrients and mycelium. This contamination eventually leads to a decline in the quality and yield of edible mushrooms and affects farmers&rsqu...
Pleurotus ostreatus has potent antimicrobial properties. In this study, bioactive compounds were extracted from P. ostreatus and screened against bacterial and fungal phytopathogens. In terms of the antibacterial activity, the n-hexane extract of P....
Improvement in the nutritive value of corn stover after solid-state fermentation with Pleurotus ostreatus is reported. Two ruminally cannulated dairy cows were used in an in vitro study arranged in a 2 × 3 factorial design with four replicates...
In this study, we examined aqueous extracts of the edible mushrooms Pleurotus ostreatus (oyster mushroom) and Lentinula edodes (shiitake mushroom). Proteome analysis was conducted using LC-Triple TOF-MS and showed the expression of 753 proteins by Pl...
The aim of the study was to obtain new compounds during biotransformation of two halocompounds, the δ-bromo and δ-iodo-γ-bicyclolactones 1 and 2. Unexpectedly Pleurotus ostreatus produced together with the hydroxylactone, 2-hydroxy-4,4-dimethyl-9-oxa...
Light controls the developmental, physiological, morphological, and metabolic responses of many fungi. Most fungi respond primarily to blue, red, and green light through their respective photoreceptors. In this study, a screening of different light w...
The aim of the research was to determine the impact of fermentation with Pleurotus ostreatus on kidney beans, black beans, and oats. The results indicate that the fungus has a positive effect on the substrates when compared to the controls. The antio...
Oyster mushroom spherical virus (OMSV) is a mycovirus that inhibits mycelial growth, induces malformation symptoms, and decreases the yield of fruiting bodies in Pleurotus ostreatus. However, the pathogenic mechanism of OMSV infection in P. ostreatus...
Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) has gained in the last years increasing attention due to its richness in bioactive metabolites with health properties, making this variety an attractive candidate for promising developments in nutraceutical and c...
This study was conducted to confirm the expression patterns of genes involved in stress resistance by comparing the expression patterns of genes expressed after sodium chloride (NaCl) treatment in Pleurotus ostreatus (PO) cultivation. To confirm this...
Plastic waste, a persistent and escalating issue, and the high costs of installing electric power, particularly in remote areas, have become pressing concerns for governments. This research proposes a novel method for generating electric power from s...
Pleurotus ostreatus mushroom preparations have been investigated because of their ability to modulate the immune function. However, there is still no consensus regarding the activation and polarizing effect on macrophages by Pleurotus-derived bioprod...
Pleurotus ostreatus (Jacq. ex Fr.) P. Kumm mushrooms are cultivated on diverse by-products based on substrates that hold promise for mitigating antibiotic usage in the poultry industry and reducing environmental pollution. By incorporating agricultur...
MYB transcription factors (TFs) have been extensively studied in plant abiotic stress responses and growth and development. However, the role of MYB TFs in the heat stress response and growth and development of Pleurotus ostreatus remains unclear. To...
Pleurotus ostreatus (Jacq.) P. Kumm is the second most cultivated edible mushroom worldwide. Temperature is one of the main environmental factors affecting the growth and fructification of mushrooms. However, the effects of ambient temperature on the...
Cardiometabolic diseases are a leading global health challenge. Their incidence as well as progression is strongly affected by diet. Consumption of Pleurotus ostreatus (P. ostreatus), an edible oyster mushroom rich in functional ingredients (e.g., &b...
Pleurotus ostreatus (Jacq.) P. Kumm is cultivated worldwide, and its growth is seriously threatened by heat stress. Here, we performed a comprehensive analysis to investigate the influence of the phytohormone salicylic acid (SA) in P. ostreatus under...
Oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus) are one of the most commonly grown edible mushrooms using compost, which contains high concentrations of ammonia. In this study, inoculation of the oyster mushroom culture substrate with ammonia-assimilating bac...
In this study, we explored the development and characterization of fungus-immobilized foamed bacterial cellulose (FBC) scaffolds using Pleurotus ostreatus and Aspergillus oryzae. FBC, a porous biomaterial with high structural integrity and resistance...
Rosa roxburghii Tratt, a Rosaceae plant endemic to China, produces fruit with high nutritional and medicinal value. The effects of R. roxburghii must on the growth, nutrient composition, and antioxidant activity of Pleurotus ostreatus mycelia was inv...
The vegetative mycelium of Pleurotus ostreatus (oyster mushroom) exhibits the ability to reduce nematode populations. This property may be utilized in integrated management programs targeting harmful nematodes such as Heterodera schachtii, a major pe...
30 September 2022
Bacterial-fungal interactions are important in the functioning of natural ecosystems. We examined possible synergistic or antagonistic effects during the degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) by a fungal–bacterial co-culture. B...
Approximately 20–30% of cultivated oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus) are classified as low grade due to morphological and visual imperfections or mechanical damage, representing significant waste in mushroom production systems. This review...
Sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) is the world’s second most important source of sugar, yet its production is seriously threatened by the beet cyst nematode Heterodera schachtii. Managing this pest remains a major challenge, especially where the us...
Pleurotus ostreatus is one of the most widespread mushrooms in the world. It is a valuable and widely cultivated edible mushroom with nematicidal properties. The mycelium of this mushroom produces a toxin that paralyzes nematodes, after which the nem...
Pleurotus ostreatus protein extract (POPE) was prepared by the alkali precipitation method with 0.3% (w/v) NaOH. POPEP-III with a MW of 3000–5000 Da was acquired by pepsin enenzymatic hydrolysis. POPEP-III displayed noteworthy effects of 1,1-di...
Pleurotus ostreatus (P. ostreatus) is considered a high-quality food, rich in proteins and bioactive compounds important for maintaining human health. Lately, a commonly used substrate for oyster mushroom cultivation—wheat straw, is more often...
In recent years, the response mechanism of Pleurotus ostreatus to abiotic stress has received widespread attention. MnSOD is an important antioxidant enzyme that has been widely studied in animals and plants because of its functions. However, there i...
Catalases are ubiquitous hydrogen peroxide-detoxifying enzymes. They participate in fungal growth and development, such as mycelial growth and cellular differentiation, and in protecting fungi from oxidative damage under stressful conditions. To inve...
To achieve synchronous regulation of growth and lignocellulose degradation in Pleurotus ostreatus (PO-01) during fungal residue biorefining, we systematically evaluated O2 gradients (5%, 20%, 40%) and N2/CO2 regarding mycelial development, lignocellu...
Dyes are widely used in various industries, but their removal from wastewater remains a challenge due to their resistance to biodegradation. While substantial research exists regarding the removal of individual dyes, there is much less about the remo...
Pleurotus ostreatus (Jacq.) P. Kumm has high medicinal value, but few studies exist on regulating secondary metabolite biosynthesis. Environmental factors play a substantial role in the accumulation of microbial secondary metabolites. In this study,...
Fourteen different Pleurotus ostreatus cultivars (Po_1–Po_14) were tested for free amino acid content (fAA), total polyphenol content (TPC), and antioxidant capacity (Ferric Reducing Ability of Plasma—FRAP) to select the cultivars with th...
The copper transport (COPT/Ctr) family plays an important role in maintaining metal homeostasis in organisms, and many species rely on Ctrs to achieve transmembrane transport via copper (Cu) uptake. At present, the Ctr family is widely studied in pla...
This study was designed to assess the nephroprotective effects of Pleurotus ostreatus and Agaricus bisporus aqueous extracts and carvedilol on hyperoxaluria-induced urolithiasis and to scrutinize the possible roles of NF-κB, p53, Bcl-2, Bax and...
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