title: Successful large-scale production of fruiting bodies of Laetiporus sulphureus (Bull.: Fr.) Murrill on an artificial substrate.
abstract: Laetiporus sulphureus is an edible wood-rotting basidiomycete fungus whose fruiting bodies contain substances with verified therapeutic evidences and large amounts of α-(1 → 3)-glucan which is used as an effective inducer of microbial α-(1 → 3)-glucanases. However, production of mature fruiting bodies of this species under artificially controlled conditions has not been reported until now. Here, we provide the first report of successful initiation and development of L. sulphureus fruiting bodies in large-scale experiments. Twelve Laetiporus strains were isolated from a natural habitat. A synthetic log production system with a substrate composed of a mixture of sawdust enriched with organic and inorganic additives was developed. It was found that shocking the fungus mycelium with cold water or low temperature was the only suitable method for forced fruiting of L. sulphureus strains. Primordia of two strains were initiated already after 5-6 days from induction, and after another 2 days, they began to develop into fruiting bodies. Carpophores appeared fastest on substrates with high organic supplementation (40-45 %) and a low moisture content (40 %). The resulting mature fruiting bodies reached a weight of 200-300 g. The method of cultivation presented in this paper opens the way to commercial production of this valuable basidiomycete.
authors.affiliation: Department of Industrial Microbiology, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Akademicka 19, 20-033 Lublin, Poland. mplesz@poczta.onet.pl
authors.forename: Małgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pleszczyńska
authors.forename: Adrian
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wiater
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Siwulski
authors.forename: Janusz
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Szczodrak
mesh_terms: D003080:Cold Temperature; D055453:Coriolaceae / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000528:radiation effects; D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry*; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D048690:Fruiting Bodies, Fungal / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000528:radiation effects; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D004271:DNA, Fungal; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer