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Two strains of Pleurotus spp., grown in solid state fermentation on sugar-cane straw, degraded the dry matter by 50% after 60 days. The rate of substrate consumption and the dry weight of fruiting bodies decreased in consecutive flushings. Both strains vigorously attacked hemicellulose (80% of total degradation) and lignin (70%). Fruiting bodies were rich in protein and lipids, and had a low content of carbohydrates and ash.
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Ortega, G.M., Martinez, E.O., González, P.C. et al. Enzyme activities and substrate degradation during white rot fungi growth on sugar-cane straw in a solid state fermentation. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 9, 210–212 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00327839
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