Polyporales
"Polyporales" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An order of fungi in the phylum BASIDIOMYCOTA having macroscopic basidiocarps. The members are characterized by their saprophytic activities as decomposers, particularly in the degradation of CELLULOSE and LIGNIN. A large number of species in the order have been used medicinally. (From Alexopoulos, Introductory Mycology, 4th ed, pp504-68)
| Descriptor ID |
D020072
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.300.179.120
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| Concept/Terms |
Polyporales- Polyporales
- Polyporale
- Aphyllophorales
- Aphyllophorale
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