Skip to content Skip to navigation
University of Warwick
  • Study
  • |
  • Research
  • |
  • Business
  • |
  • Alumni
  • |
  • News
  • |
  • About

University of Warwick
Publications service & WRAP

Highlight your research

  • WRAP
    • Home
    • Search WRAP
    • Browse by Warwick Author
    • Browse WRAP by Year
    • Browse WRAP by Subject
    • Browse WRAP by Department
    • Browse WRAP by Funder
    • Browse Theses by Department
  • Publications Service
    • Home
    • Search Publications Service
    • Browse by Warwick Author
    • Browse Publications service by Year
    • Browse Publications service by Subject
    • Browse Publications service by Department
    • Browse Publications service by Funder
  • Help & Advice
University of Warwick

The Library

  • Login
  • Admin

The good, the bad and the tasty : the many roles of mushrooms

Tools
- Tools
+ Tools

de Mattos-Shipley, K. M. J., Ford, K. L., Alberti, Fabrizio, Banks, A. M., Bailey, A. M. and Foster, G. D. (2016) The good, the bad and the tasty : the many roles of mushrooms. Studies in Mycology, 85 . pp. 125-157. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2016.11.002 ISSN 0166-0616.

[img]
Preview
PDF
WRAP-the-good-the-bad-the-tasty-Alberti-2016.pdf - Requires a PDF viewer.
Available under License Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives 4.0.

Download (11Mb) | Preview
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.simyco.2016.11.002

Request Changes to record.

Abstract

Fungi are often inconspicuous in nature and this means it is all too easy to overlook their importance. Often referred to as the “Forgotten Kingdom”, fungi are key components of life on this planet. The phylum Basidiomycota, considered to contain the most complex and evolutionarily advanced members of this Kingdom, includes some of the most iconic fungal species such as the gilled mushrooms, puffballs and bracket fungi. Basidiomycetes inhabit a wide range of ecological niches, carrying out vital ecosystem roles, particularly in carbon cycling and as symbiotic partners with a range of other organisms. Specifically in the context of human use, the basidiomycetes are a highly valuable food source and are increasingly medicinally important. In this review, seven main categories, or ‘roles’, for basidiomycetes have been suggested by the authors: as model species, edible species, toxic species, medicinal basidiomycetes, symbionts, decomposers and pathogens, and two species have been chosen as representatives of each category. Although this is in no way an exhaustive discussion of the importance of basidiomycetes, this review aims to give a broad overview of the importance of these organisms, exploring the various ways they can be exploited to the benefit of human society.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: Q Science > QK Botany
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Life Sciences (2010- )
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Basidiomycetes, Filamentous fungi, Edible fungi, Pathogenic fungi, Mycology
Journal or Publication Title: Studies in Mycology
Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN: 0166-0616
Official Date: 11 November 2016
Dates:
DateEvent
11 November 2016Published
11 November 2016Accepted
Volume: 85
Page Range: pp. 125-157
DOI: 10.1016/j.simyco.2016.11.002
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Open Access (Creative Commons)
RIOXX Funder/Project Grant:
Project/Grant IDRIOXX Funder NameFunder ID
UNSPECIFIEDRoyal Horticultural Society (Great Britain)https://viaf.org/viaf/135547766
UNSPECIFIEDU.S. Department of Agriculturehttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100000199
UNSPECIFIEDUniversity of Bristolhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000883
BB/K002341/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Councilhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000268

Request changes or add full text files to a record

Repository staff actions (login required)

View Item View Item

Downloads

Downloads per month over past year

View more statistics

twitter

Email us: wrap@warwick.ac.uk
Contact Details
About Us