Bacterial profiling of casing materials for white button mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus) using denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis

Commercial producers of white button mushrooms utilise a casing material to cover the spawn run compost, which stimulates the mushrooms’ reproductive stage. Certain bacteria in this casing are responsible for this stimulation, which is known as pinning. Bacterial species richness and diversity with...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nazareth A. Siyoum, Karen Surridge, Lise Korsten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academy of Science of South Africa 2010-10-01
Series:South African Journal of Science
Online Access:http://archive.sajs.co.za/index.php/SAJS/article/view/253