Antimutagenic action of Lentinula edodes and Agaricus blazei on Aspergillus nidulans conidia Ação antimutagênica de Lentinula edodes e Agaricus blazei em conídios de Aspergillus nidulans

The antimutagenic effect of the mushrooms Lentinula edodes and Agaricus blazei was studied on conidia of Aspergillus nidulans when exposed to short wave ultraviolet light. Two strains of A. nidulans were used. For the preparation of the extracts, the fresh mushrooms were left in aqueous infusion for...

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Main Authors: Edneia A. Souza-Paccola, Cleide A. Bomfeti, Léia C.L. Fávaro, Inês C.B. Fonseca, Luzia D. Paccola-Meirelles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2004-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822004000300008