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MeSH Heading: Ganoderma
Tree Number(s): B01.300.179.120.760.338
Unique ID: D032902
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D032902
Scope Note: A genus of fungi in the family Ganodermataceae, order POLYPORALES, containing a dimitic hyphal system. It causes a white rot and is a wood decomposer. Ganoderma lucidum (REISHI) is used in traditional Chinese medicine (MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL).
Entry Term(s): Ganoderma applanatum; Ganoderma tsugae
Registry Numbers: txid5314; txid29884; txid34467
Related Numbers: txid29884; txid34467
Previous Indexing: Aphyllophorales (1979-2002); Basidiomycota (1971-2002)
Public MeSH Note: 2003
History Note: 2003
Date Established: 2003/01/01
Date of Entry: 2002/07/03
Revision Date: 2021/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Ganoderma MeSH Descriptor Data 2025