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Descriptor English: Pleurotus
Descriptor Spanish: Pleurotus
Descriptor Pleurotus
Entry term(s) setas shimeji
Scope note: Género de hongos basidiomicetos, familia Pleurotaceae, orden AGARICALES, que crece en troncos o árboles abatidos, en capas similares a estantes. P. ostreatus, la seta ostra, es una especie comestible que es la más habitual de este género en la zona este de América del Norte. (Alexopoulos et al., Introductory Mycology, 4th ed, p531)
Descriptor Portuguese: Pleurotus
Descriptor French: Pleurotus
Entry term(s): Mushroom, Oyster
Mushroom, Shimeji
Mushrooms, Oyster
Oyster Mushroom
Oyster Mushrooms
Pleurotus ostreatus
Shimeji Mushroom
Shimeji Mushrooms
Tree number(s): B01.300.179.100.650
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020076
Scope note: A genus of basidiomycetous fungi, family Pleurotaceae, order AGARICALES, that grows on logs or tree stumps in shelflike layers. The species P. ostreatus, the oyster mushroom, is a choice edible species and is the most frequently encountered member of the genus in eastern North America. (Alexopoulos et al., Introductory Mycology, 4th ed, p531)
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PH physiology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Registry Number: txid5320
Previous Indexing: Basidiomycota (1966-1998)
Polyporaceae (1988-1998)
Public MeSH Note: 99
History Note: 99
DeCS ID: 33732
Unique ID: D020076
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Date Established: 1999/01/01
Date of Entry: 1998/06/10
Revision Date: 2020/05/27
Pleurotus - Preferred
Concept UI M0029791
Scope note A genus of basidiomycetous fungi, family Pleurotaceae, order AGARICALES, that grows on logs or tree stumps in shelflike layers. The species P. ostreatus, the oyster mushroom, is a choice edible species and is the most frequently encountered member of the genus in eastern North America. (Alexopoulos et al., Introductory Mycology, 4th ed, p531)
Preferred term Pleurotus
Oyster Mushrooms - Narrower
Concept UI M0029790
Preferred term Oyster Mushrooms
Entry term(s) Mushroom, Oyster
Mushroom, Shimeji
Mushrooms, Oyster
Oyster Mushroom
Pleurotus ostreatus
Shimeji Mushroom
Shimeji Mushrooms



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