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Twenty-seven strains of Termitomyces eurrhizus, all from Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, were served for screening with eight artificial media. Four strains were selected for their growth, media specificity, and handling for future experiments on nutritional analyses. In addition, the matsutake medium was found to have a good affinity to these strains.
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We thank the late Dr. Kunio Tsunoda for his valuable suggestions on this study.
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Ono, K., Yoshimura, T., Kinjo, K. (2018). Screening of Strains and Media of Termitomyces eurrhizus Collected from Japan Toward Nutritional Analyses. In: McLellan, B. (eds) Sustainable Future for Human Security . Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5430-3_5
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