Organisms

Agaricus

A basidiomycetous fungal genus of the family Agaricaceae, order Agaricales, which includes the field mushroom (A. campestris) and the commercial mushroom (A. bisporus).

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Abstract

A basidiomycetous fungal genus of the family Agaricaceae, order Agaricales, which includes the field mushroom (A. campestris) and the commercial mushroom (A. bisporus).

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15 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

a basidiomycete

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History Note

91(86); was see under AGARICALES 1986-90

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Previous Indexing

  • Agaricales (1966-1985)
  • Basidiomycetes (1966-1985)

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  1. B01w.300w.179w.100w.105w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Agaricus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000364. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000364
  2. Agaricus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agaricus
  3. Agaricus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q390456