RT Journal Article ID 079a5f97361341d5 A1 Ćilerdžić, Jasmina A1 Vukojević, Jelena A1 Stajic, Mirjana A1 Hadzic, Ibrahim T1 Morpho-physiological Diversity between Lingzhi or Reishi Medicinal Mushroom Ganoderma lucidium (W. Curt.:Fr.) P. Karst. and G. carnosum Pat JF International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms JO IJM YR 2011 FD 2011-11-23 VO 13 IS 5 SP 465 OP 472 K1 medicinal mushrooms K1 Lingzhi or Reshi mushroom K1 Ganoderma lucidum K1 Ganoderma carnosum K1 ligninolytic enzymes K1 morphology K1 polysaccharides AB Two weakly differentiated taxa, Ganoderma lucidum and G. carnosum, were compared in their sufficient morphological and physiological features. The obtained results showed that dimensions of basidiospores and pileocystidia were insignificantly different, while pore shape and dimensions have shown greater diversity with average diameter of 138.46 μm in G. carnosum and 238.34 μm in G. lucidum. Mycelial growth rate was higher in G. lucidum (8.39 mm day−1) than in G. carnosum (6.02 mm day−1). G. lucidum was also a slightly better producer of biomass and extracellular polysaccharides (28.16 g L−1 and 1.42 mg mL−1, respectively) than G. carnosum (23.68 g L−1 and 0.35 mg mL−1, respectively). However, a higher amount of synthesized intracellular polysaccharides was noted in G. carnosum than in G. lucidum (40.00 mg g−1 and 30.00 mg g−1 of dry biomass, respectively). Higher activity levels of Mn-oxidizing peroxidases were obtained in G. carnosum, while G. lucidum was a better laccase producer. In G. carnosum, corn stem/NH4NO3 medium with nitrogen concentration of 20 mM was the optimum for Mn-dependent peroxidase production (88.00 U L−1), while the highest versatile peroxidase activity was detected in the medium with grapevine sawdust and 10 mM of nitrogen (80.80 U L−1). Wheat straw was the best carbon source for laccase synthesis in G. lucidum (55.75 U L−1). PB Begell House LK https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/708ae68d64b17c52,420b184f15148de0,079a5f97361341d5.html