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A method for estimating biomass ofAgaricus bisporus in a solid substrate, composted wheat straw

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Growth ofAgaricus bisporus mycelium in liquid cultures, or linear growth in compost, was directly proportional to the quantity of extracellular laccase. Laccase activity measured during the mycelial colonisation of composted straw can therefore be used to quantify the mycelial growth. Immunological methods indicate that the laccase appears to be a specific product ofA. bisporus or very closely related species.

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  1. Microbiology Dept., Glasshouse Crops Research Institute, Rustington, Littlehampton, Sussex, England

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Wood, D.A. A method for estimating biomass ofAgaricus bisporus in a solid substrate, composted wheat straw. Biotechnol Lett 1, 255–260 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01386998

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