Abstract
The abilities of nine genotypes of Amanita muscaria (L.:Fr) Pers. to utilise a range of inorganic and organic nitrogen sources for growth was examined in axenic liquid cultures. Considerable intraspecific variation was observed in biomass yields on all substrates; however biomass yield was highest on glutamine and/or NHâ‚„ + for all genotypes. Yields on aspartic acid, glutamic acid and histidine were generally low relative to NHâ‚„ +, while utilisation of arginine and glycine showed marked variation between genotypes. Eight genotypes produced significantly less biomass on bovine serum albumin than on NHâ‚„ +, raising questions regarding classification of A. muscaria as a 'protein fungus'.
| Original language | English |
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| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Mycorrhiza |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2003 |
Keywords
- Amanita muscaria
- ecology
- ectomycorrhizal fungi
- metabolism
- microbiological synthesis
- nitrogen
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