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MeSH Heading: Pleurotus
Tree Number(s): B01.300.179.100.650
Unique ID: D020076
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020076
Scope Note: A genus of basidiomycetous fungi, family Pleurotaceae, order AGARICALES, that grows on logs or tree stumps in shelflike layers. The species P. ostreatus, the oyster mushroom, is a choice edible species and is the most frequently encountered member of the genus in eastern North America. (Alexopoulos et al., Introductory Mycology, 4th ed, p531)
Entry Term(s): Oyster Mushrooms; Pleurotus ostreatus; Shimeji Mushrooms
Registry Numbers: txid5320; txid5322
Previous Indexing: Basidiomycota (1966-1998); Polyporaceae (1988-1998)
Public MeSH Note: 1999
History Note: 1999
Date Introduced: 1999/01/01
Last Updated: 2024/08/09

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Pleurotus MeSH Descriptor Data 2026