| Ganoderma microsporum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Polyporales |
| Family: | Ganodermataceae |
| Genus: | Ganoderma |
| Species: | G. microsporum |
| Binomial name | |
| Ganoderma microsporum R.S.Hseu (1989) | |
Ganoderma microsporum is a species of Ganoderma mushroom native to Taiwan that grows on willow trees.
Ganoderma microsporum has a relatively short or obscure stem that appears bronze or dark purple. The cap is shelf like or unevenly shaped and has a glazed appearance. [1]
The spores measure 6–8.5 by 4.5–5 μm, smaller than the spores of all other known types of Ganoderma. [2] [3]
The species was first discovered in Taipei, Taiwan by R.-S. Hseu in 1982, and published in the scientific journal Mycotaxon in 1989. [1]
The specific epithet microsporum refers to the relatively small size of its spores. [2] [3]
Compounds discovered in Ganoderma include polysaccharides, triterpenoids, nucleic acids and fungal immunomodulatory proteins or FIPs. [4] According to the NIH PubMed database on the physiological activities of G. microsporum, primarily from the FIP found in G. microsporum (FIP-gmi or GMI), currently known physiological activities include effects on the central nervous system and the respiratory system. [5] [6]
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