title: Ganoderma oerstedii (Fr.) murrill (higher Basidiomycetes), a tree parasite species in Mexico: taxonomic description, rDNA study, and review of its medical applications.
abstract: We present a description of macro- and microscopic taxonomical features of a medicinal mushroom, Ganoderma oerstedii, based on Mexican specimens from the states of Chiapas, Morelos, Sinaloa, and Veracruz, and discuss its relationships with species of the G. lucidum complex. A phylogenetic study based in rDNA sequences of a specimen of G. oerstedii from Veracruz is presented, as well as a review of traditional and modern uses in medicine.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Biotecnologia y Ecologia Aplicada, Av. de las Culturas Veracruzanas No. 101, Col. E. Zapata C.P. 91090, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico.
authors.forename: Guillermo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mendoza
authors.forename: Gaston
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Guzman
authors.forename: Florencia
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ramirez-Guillen
authors.forename: Mauricio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Luna
authors.forename: Angel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Trigos
mesh_terms: D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics*; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics*; D032902:Ganoderma / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D008800:Mexico
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal