RT Journal Article ID 36329d351ccba418 A1 Baig, Mirza Nabeel A1 Shahid, Ahmad Ali A1 Ali, Muhammad T1 In Vitro Assessment of Extracts of the Lingzhi or Reishi Medicinal Mushroom, Ganoderma lucidum (Higher Basidiomycetes) Against Different Plant Pathogenic Fungi JF International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms JO IJM YR 2015 FD 2015-05-08 VO 17 IS 4 SP 407 OP 411 K1 antifungal K1 Ganoderma lucidum K1 medicinal mushrooms K1 methanolic extract K1 plant pathogenic fungi K1 water extract AB Five isolates of the lingzhi or reishi medicinal mushroom Ganoderma lucidum (GL-1, GL-2, GL-3, GL-4, GL-5) were collected from different locations within and surrounding Lahore, Pakistan, to study the antifungal potential of their bioactive compounds. After studying morphology, different concentrations of the extracts were prepared in methanol and water using a Soxhlet extractor. Different cultures of fungal pathogens were acquired from the First Fungal Culture Bank of Pakistan, University of the Punjab, Lahore. The antimicrobial potential of 5 G. lucidum samples against 5 fungal pathogens (Fusarium oxysporum, Aspergillus niger, A. flavus, Penicillium sp., and Alternaria alternata) was observed. The lowest biomass reduction (7%) was observed in 1% and 2% concentrations of a methanolic extract and 6% in the case of a water extract. Major inhibition was observed using higher concentrations of the methanolic extract (3% and 4%). These extracts significantly suppressed fungal biomass up to 38% and 56% in A. niger, 47% in A. flavus, 58% in ,i>Penicillium sp., 46% in A. alternaria, and 45% in F. oxysporum compared with the control. It was concluded from these studies that methanolic extracts of G. lucidum showed better activity against all plant fungal pathogens when compared with the water extracts. PB Begell House LK https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/708ae68d64b17c52,5b711a741ddf87a8,36329d351ccba418.html