Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, University of Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands;Department of Plant Physiology, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands;Mushroom Experimental Station, Horst, The Netherlands
Abstract:
Abstract The respiratory pathways of Agaricus bisporus and Scytalidium thermophilum were studied. A. bisporus appeared to possess both a cyanide-sensitive and a cyanide-insensitive respiration while in S. thermophilum the cyande-insensitive respiration was absent. Growth experiments showed the ecological advantage for A. bisporus under conditions where cytochrome mediated respiration is inhibited.