%0 Journal Article
%T Characterization and cultivation of Psilocybe barrerae
%A E. Montiel
%A J. C. Barrag¨˘n
%A I. Tello
%A V. M. Mora
%J Micolog¨Şa Aplicada Internacional
%D 2008
%I Micolog¨Şa Aplicada Internacional
%X A strain of Psilocybe barrerae (Strophariaceae) was isolated, characterized, and cultivated under laboratory conditions. Mycelial colonies were white to off-white, showing average growth rates of 3.9 mm/day on potato dextrose agar (PDA) and 3.6 mm/day on corn meal agar (CMA). The production of biomass varied from 0.2872 g dry weight/L/day (CMA) to 0.1353 g dry weight/L/day (PDA). One flush of fruit bodies, cultivated on a mixture of sand and compost as substrate, was produced reaching a biological efficiency of 28.9%. The morphology of cultivated fruit bodies was equivalent to that of wild mushrooms
%U http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=68520204