1. No category

SCIENTIFICPROGRAMME
ThecentralThemeofthisConferenceis
“MedicinalMushrooms:EntrepreneurialOpportunities
forYoungPeopleandHealthcareTrends
inThe21stCentury”
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME MAIN AUDITORIUM Day 1: Monday ‐ August 24, 2015 7:00 – 9:00 REGISTRATION 9:00 – 10:00 INAUGURATION CEREMONY PLENARY LECTURES Moderators: Ulrike Lindequist and Ana Esperanza Franco 10:00 – 10:30 Mushrooms biotechnology as a new tool to alleviate human hunger and diseases Shu Ting Chang (Australia/China) 10:30 – 11:15 Medicinal mushroom science: current perspectives, advances, evidences, and challenges Solomon P. Wasser (Israel/Ukraine) Pause 11:15 – 11:30 11:30 – 12:00 The potential of using agro‐industrial residues of coffee for the production of medicinal and edible mushrooms in Latin American countries: towards sustainability, environmental management, and nutritional security Carmenza Jaramillo (Colombia) 12:00 – 12:30 Analytical techniques and protocols for assessing the potency and quality of medicinal mushroom products and mushroom derived dietary supplements John Holliday (USA) 12:30 – 14:00 Lunch SYMPOSIUM‐ORAL PRESENTATIONS Science and biotechnology of medicinal mushrooms Moderators: Angela Amazonas and Sandra Montoya Considerations for use of mushroom extracts in modifying cellular behavior Leo J.L.D. van Griensven (The Netherlands) 14:00 – 14:30 14:30 – 15:00 New studies on the hallucinogenic mushrooms, history, diversity, and applications in psychiatry Gastón Gúzman (Mexico) 15:00 – 15:20 Anti‐tumor and immunomodulatory activities of exopolysaccharides from Lentinus lepideus on S180 tumor‐bearing mice Qi Wang (China) 15:20 – 15:40 Study on structural characteristics and biological activities of polysaccharide fractions from Phellinus baumii cultured with different methods Yang Yan (China) 15:40 – 16:00 Influence of non‐thermal atmospheric‐pressure plasma (physical plasma) on biotechnological processes in cultivated lingzhi or reishi medicinal mushroom, Ganoderma lucidum mycelia Beate Haertel (Germany) Refreshment break 16:00 – 16:30 Large molecular weight β‐D‐glucan from Ganoderma lucidum: structure, bioactivities, and content determination using HPLC Yangfan Liu (China) Effect of cultivation conditions on the protective effects of orally administered Agaricus brasiliensis on carbon tetrachloride‐induced acute hepatic injury in mice Daisuke Yamanaka (Japan) Antioxidant properties and antimicrobial potential of Cordyceps nidus sp. nov., an analysis from metabolomics 16:30 – 16:50 16:50 – 17:10 17:10 – 17:30 Juan S. Chiriví‐Salomón (Colombia) WELCOMING COCKTAIL 18:00 – 19:00 SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME MAIN AUDITORIUM Day 2: Tuesday ‐ August 25, 2015 SYMPOSIUM‐ORAL PRESENTATIONS Potential values and new developments of medicinal mushroom products Moderators: Marin Berovic and Gloria Maria Restrepo 8:30 – 9:00 Ganoderma pfeifferi – an underestimated species of the genus Ganoderma Ulrike Lindequist (Germany) 9:00 – 9:30 The use of mushroom‐based medical foods for the treatment of chronic disease Marvin S. Hausman (USA) 9:30 – 9:50 The inhibitory effect of triterpenoids from Ganoderma lucidum on prostate cancer and its mechanism Jingsong Zhang (China) 9:50 – 10:20 Refreshment break (& mount posters) 10:20 – 10:40 Healthy sausage formulation development using Pleurotus ostreatus as a pork substitute Bernarda Ruilova (Ecuador) Anti‐inflammatory activity of chaga (Inonotus obliquus) extracts Pertti Marnila (Finland) 10:40 – 11:00 11:00 – 11:20 11:20 – 11:40 11:40 – 12:00 12:00 – 12:20 Evaluation of the anti‐tumoral and immunomodulatory activities of Lentinula edodes (shiitake) cultivated on Colombian agro‐industrial waste Yih Wen Fung (Colombia) The interaction between Mycogone perniciosa and several culinary‐medicinal mushrooms Leo C. Zhang (China) Feasibility of including β‐glucans from Ganoderma lucidum into stirred yogurt Pilar Uriza (Colombia) Preparation and preliminary separation of mushroom bran protein‐derived antioxidative peptides Dong‐sheng Zhang (China) Lunch 13:30 – 14:00 14:00 – 14:30 14:30 – 14:50 Research progress on study of medicinal value of Tremella aurantialba Bandoni et Zang Guang‐jian Liu ( China) 14:50 – 15:10 Approximation to the proteomic study of the mushroom Ganoderma lucidum: a comparative assessment of the effect of light on the protein expression Paola Andrea Zapata (Colombia) 15:10 – 15:30 15:30 – 16:00 16:00 – 16:30 SYMPOSIUM‐ORAL PRESENTATIONS Potential values and new developments in medicinal mushroom products Moderators: Raj D. Rai and Alicia Rios Immunological defense mechanisms of fungal ‐glucans on anti‐cancer and anti‐fungi by employing dectin‐1 receptor: review Ha Won Kim (South Korea) Taxonomic identity, geographic distribution, and commercial exploitation of the culinary‐medicinal mushroom Pleurotus nebrodensis Giuseppe Venturella (Italy) Screening of cytotoxicity and pro‐apoptotic activity of polypore fungi Alla Shnyreva (Russia) Refreshment break (& mount posters) SYMPOSIUM‐ORAL PRESENTATIONS Medicinal mushrooms science in Latin America Moderators: Angel Trigos and Leo J.L.D. van Griensven Edible and medicinal biotechnology macromycetes in Colombia and its impact on society Sandra Montoya (Colombia) SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME MAIN AUDITORIUM Day 2: Tuesday ‐ August 25, 2015 16:30 – 17:00 17:00 – 17:20 17:20 – 17:40 17:40 – 18:00 The beginning and the development of medicinal mushroom science In Brazil Angela Amazonas (Brazil) Traditional knowledge of medicinal mushrooms in Mexico Joshua Anthuan (Mexico ) Transfer of clean protein production technology to families in vulnerable conditions in Yopal (Casanare), Colombia Jairo Hernandez (Colombia ) Medicinal mushrooms of the Shuar from Wisui, Ecuador, and the Totonacas from San Antonio Ojital, Mexico Leticia Cano (Mexico) 18:00 – 18:20 Isolation of strains of wild edible mushrooms with medicinal uses in Central Mexico Cristina Burrola Aguila (Mexico) 18:20 – 18:40 Medicinal mushrooms In Guatemala Madre Yvonne Sommerkamp (Guatemala) 19:00 – 20:00 POSTER PRESENTATIONS (Presenting Authors please see the included poster list and verify the assigned poster number) SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME FRAILEJONES AUDITORIUM Day 2: Tuesday ‐ August 25, 2015 8:30 – 9:00 9:00 – 9:30 9:30 – 9:50 9:50 – 10:20 SYMPOSIUM‐ORAL PRESENTATIONS Cultivation and Fermentation Technologies Moderators: Franc Pohleven and Julio Montoya Advances in cultivation of medicinal fungi biomass and pharmaceutical compounds in bioreactors Marin Berovič (Slovenia) Strain comparison of Lentinula edodes (Berk.) Singer suitable for commercial production John Holliday (USA) Evaluation of the significance of nitrogen to carbon ratio on biomass and exopolysaccharide production in submerged culture of Ganoderma lucidum Maria Alejandra Arango (Colombia) Refreshment break (& mount posters) 10:20 – 10:40 Utilization of oil palm biomass from Malaysia for solid‐state cultivation of Ganoderma lucidum Sivakumar Manickam (Malaysia) 10:40 – 11:00 Cultivation of Ganoderma lucidum and Coriolus versicolor in a novel bioreactor for solid‐state fermentation Oscar Julian Sanchez (Colombia) 11:00 – 11:20 11:20 – 11:40 11:40 – 12:00 Solid‐state fermentation of agro‐industrial rice wastes with Ganoderma lucidum and use of the residual substrate as source of laccases Pablo Postemsky (Argentina) Study of the effect of olive oil used in synthetic medium for submerged fermentation with basidiomycete Agaricus blazei on a laboratory scale Liliana Maria Vargas (Colombia) Exopolysaccharide production from shiitake medicinal Mushroom, Lentinus edodes by submerged fermentation and mathematical modeling Óscar Julián Sánchez Lunch 13:30 – 14:00 14:00 – 14:30 14:30 – 14:50 14:50 – 15:10 15:10 – 15:30 Mathematical modeling of polysaccharide production in Coriolus versicolor by solid‐state fermentation Óscar Julián Sánchez (Colombia) 15:30 – 16:00 Refreshment break (& mount posters) 16:00 – 16:20 SYMPOSIUM‐ORAL PRESENTATIONS Cultivation and Fermentation Technologies Moderator: Julio Montoya Effect of adding of copper or zinc in Agaricus blazei (=a. blazei s. heinem.) production and their accumulation and bioavailability Ramiro Gonzales Matute (Argentina) Antioxidant properties of mushrooms: Gymnopilus pampeanus: a “new” edible fungi with antioxidant properties Edgardo Alberto (Argentina) Biological characteristics of Favolus squamosus and extracellular polysaccharide reduction of DPPH and control of bacteria Lei Zhang (China) Evaluation of the effect of process variables on the growth of Ganoderma lucidum and production of polysaccharides in submerged culture Adriana Duarte (Colombia) SYMPOSIUM‐ORAL PRESENTATIONS
Grifola frondosa: perspectives and challenges Moderator: Omon S. Isikhuemhen Evaluation of pH and temperature in milk fermentation of Grifola frondosa intended for functional dairy products development Ana Maria Palacio (Colombia) SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME FRAILEJONES AUDITORIUM Day 2: Tuesday ‐ August 25, 2015 16:20 – 16:40 16:40 – 17:00 Analysis of volatile organic compounds of medicinal mushrooms (Lentinus edodes and Grifola frondosa) by HS‐SPME‐GC/MS Gonzalo Taborda (Colombia) Functional value of flour from biotransformed wheat grains by Grifola gargal and G. sordulenta Pablo Postemsky (Argentina) Sponsor presentation 17:00 – 17:20 19:00 – 20:00 Bios Enterprise ‐ computational biology an asset for biological research Marco Cristancho (Colombia) POSTER PRESENTATIONS (Presenting Authors please see the included poster list and verify the assigned poster number) SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME MAIN AUDITORIUM Day 3: Wednesday ‐ August 26, 2015 8:30 – 9:00 9:00 – 9:30 SYMPOSIUM‐ORAL PRESENTATIONS Clinical trials involving medicinal mushrooms Moderators : Edgardo Albertò and Susanna Badalyan Histomorphometric and biomechanical analyses of the axial and peripheral skeleton in rats treated with mushroom extract Ivan Japokovich (Croacia) Single and combined medicinal mushroom extracts' efficiency against human malignancies Boris Jakopovich (Croatia) 9:30 – 9:50 Mycoton – the mushroom biomaterial with wound healing behavior Leontiy Gorojov (Ukraine) 9:50 – 10:20 Refreshment break 10:20 – 10:40 Lentinus edodes, Ganoderma lucidum, and Agaricus blazei reduce and eliminate self‐antibodies that cause autoimmune Hashimoto’s thyroiditis Walter Ardigò (Italy) 10:40 – 11:00 11:00 – 11:20 11:20 – 11:40 11:40 – 12:00 Dietary supplementation from Cameroonian mushrooms for the therapeutic management of HIV/AIDs patients in Cameroon: Case reports Kenneth Yongabi Anchang (Nigeria) Ability of the preparation Mycoton to reduce the levels of urea and creatine in serum of Balb/C mice with membranous glomerulonephritis Leontiy Gorojov (Ukraine) Lingzhi or Reishi medicinal mushroom, Ganoderma lucidum, contrasts flushing associated with menopause effectively Walter Ardigò (Italy) Preliminary report on management of HIV/AIDS‐associated opportunistic skin infections with PhytodermaTM, a natural Myco‐based cream Kenneth Yongabi Anchang (Nigeria) Lunch 13:30 – 14:00 Efficiency of the mushroom preparation Mycoton in the treatment of patients with chronic renal failure Leontiy Gorojov (Ukraine) 14:00 – 14:30 Research, production, and trade of Ganoderma in India Raj D. Rai (India) SIMPOSIUM‐ORAL PRESENTATIONS Medicinal mushrooms in animal health and production Moderator: Maryeimy Varon 14:30 – 15:00 Modulation of chicken gut microbiota by fungal dietary supplements 15:00 – 15:20 Evaluation of β‐glucans of Ganoderma lucidum as a growth promoter in broiler chickens Sergio Andrés Urrego Restrepo (Colombia) 15:20 – 15:40 Effect of the fungi Pleurotus ostreatus on transvala hay’s nutritional value Giselle Alvarado Renata (Costa Rica) 15:40 – 16:10 Refreshment break 16:10 – 16:30 Omon S. Isikhuemhen (USA) SYMPOSIUM‐ORAL PRESENTATIONS Science and biotechnology of medicinal mushrooms Moderator: Ramiro Gonzales Matute Molecular Identification of wild Ganoderma lucidum from India using nuclear ribosomal Internal Trasncripbed Spacer (ITS) region‐A universal DNA barcode marker for fungi Raj D. Rai (India) SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME MAIN AUDITORIUM Day 3: Wednesday ‐ August 26, 2015 16:30 – 16:50 16:50 – 17:10 Protein extracts from Ganoderma lucidum with antifungal activity against Mycosphaerella fijiensis exhibit different enzymatic activities Mónica Andrea Arias (Colombia) Thermal characterization and compositional study of the strains of Pleurotus ostreatus, P. sajur‐caju, P. pulmonarius, and Lentinula edodes Gladis Miriam Aparicio Rojas (Colombia) 17:10 – 17:30 Distribution of polypore bracket fungi in Armenia and their medicinal potential Susanna Badalyan (Armenia) 17:30 – 17:50 Total polyphenols and antioxidant activity of two strains of Pleurotus from brazil Ceci Sales‐Campos (Brazil) 17:50 – 18:10 Thermal stability and phase transitions of Pleurotus ostreatus in its different stages of growth Gladis Miriam Aparicio Rojas (Colombia) SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME FRAILEJONES AUDITORIUM Day 3: Wednesday ‐ August 26, 2015 8:30 – 9:00 Trypanocidal activity of 5α,8α‐epidioxy‐22E‐ergosta‐6,22‐dien‐3β‐ol from culinary‐medicinal mushrooms Ángel Trigos (Mexico) 9:00 – 9:30 Mushrooms derived low molecular weight aroma and biologically active metabolites: A review Vinay K. Varshney 9:30 – 9:50 Comparison of the chemical components from fruiting bodies, mycelia, and spore powder of Ganoderma lingzhi Qinj‐Jiu Tang (China) 9:50 – 10:20 Refreshment break 10:20 – 10:40 Mushrooms in the Eastern Region of Cuba: A look through the immunological window of a biotechnological garden Humberto Morris (Cuba) 10:40 – 11:00 11:00 – 11:20 11:20 – 11:40 11:40 – 12:00 12:00 – 12:20 14:00 – 14:30 Study on mechanism and pharmacokinetics of an antitumor active compound from Fomitopsis pinicola Bao Haiying (China) Immunostimulating effects of aqueous extracts from mycelia and fruiting bodies of the oyster mushroom Pleurotus sp. on immunocompetent Balb/C mice Humberto Morris (Cuba) Effects of sub‐acute administration of Ganoderma lucidum methanol extract on some serum biochemical parameters in normal Wistar rats Shamaki Bala Usman (Nigeria) Effect of light of different wave‐lengths on the anti‐inflammatory and antioxidant activity of the ethanol extract of Ganoderma lucidum Juan Carlos Sepulveda Arias (Colombia) Sponsor presentation Las Gaviotas Center – Sustainable forest with mycorrhizas in the humid tropic Paolo Lugari (Colombia) Lunch SYMPOSIUM‐ORAL PRESENTATIONS Science and biotechnology of medicinal mushrooms Moderators: Pablo Potemsky Quality aspects of medicinal mushrooms: Investigations of different Shiitake extracts Ulrike Lindequist (Germany) 14:30 – 15:00 Co‐substrating peanut shells with corn stalks enhances their biodegradation by Pleurotus ostreatus Omon S. Isikhuemhen (USA) 15:00 – 15:20 Calculated in vitro anti‐neuraminidase activities (%) of three organic solvent fractions of wild Ganoderma lucidum (higher Basidiomycete) extract Shamaki Bala Usman (Nigeria) 15:20 – 15:30 Induction of phagocytic activity by extract of Phellinus baumii on murine macrophage Beom Su Park (Korea) 15:30 – 15:50 15:50 – 16:10 SYMPOSIUM‐ORAL PRESENTATIONS Medicinal value and pharmacology of mushrooms active compounds Moderators: Gastón Guzmán and Angela Amazonas Antibacterial evaluation of wild edible mushrooms of Central Mexico Cristina Burrola Aguila (Mexico) Determining cell viability on leukocytes and antioxidant properties of macromycetes extracts from Ibagué, Colombia Claudia Cristina Perez (Colombia) SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME FRAILEJONES AUDITORIUM Day 3: Wednesday ‐ August 26, 2015 16:10 – 16:40 Refreshment break 16:40 – 17:00 Effect of Uv‐C radiation on growth and physicochemical properties of a medicinally important mushroom – Ganoderma lucidum Zain Taha (Malaysia) 17:00 – 17:20 Did the ″iceman″ know better? Screening of the medicinal properties of Piptoporus betulinus Miomir Nikšić (Serbia) 17:20 – 17:40 Sterile conk formation on birch inoculated with Pakuri (Inonotus obliquus) in finnish boreal forests Henri Vanhanen (Finland) 17:40 – 18:00 Influence of environmental factors on bruising sensitivity of button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus Gao Wei (China) 18:00 International Medicinal Mushrooms Society‐ Meeting SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME MAIN AUDITORIUM Day 4: Thursday – August 27, 2015 8:30 – 10:00 CLOSING CEREMONY 10:00 – 10:30 Refreshment break FIELD TRIP: Departure to see the cultivation of medicinal mushrooms in the area and to visit Bios OPTION 1 Ganoderma lucidum on coffee residues‐Chinchiná (a rural town) OPTION 2 Mushrooms Research Laboratory at Caldas University‐Manizales OPTION 3 Bios Enterprise – Center for Computational Biology‐Yarumos park, Manizales 12:30 Lunch at a Colombian coffee farm SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME MAIN HALL Day 2: Tuesday ‐ August 25, 2015 Assigned Number POSTER PRESENTATIONS Title, Authors, and assigned number Science and Biotechnology of Medicinal Mushrooms 88 Induction of Wheat Straw Degradation by Medicinal Mushroom Trametes versicolor Aleksandar Knežević, Mirjana Stajić, Jelena Vukojević, and Ivan Milovanović Polysaccharide Production as Ganoderma applanatum Total Carbohydrate Fermentation System in Solid Phase: Representation of Culture Parameters Through Mathematical Modeling Beatriz J. Peláez‐Buitrago and Sandra Montoya‐Barreto Comparison of Lanostanoid Profiles from two Different Strains of Fungi Belonging to Ganoderma Genus Guillermo Mendoza, Jorge Suarez‐Medellin, César Espinoza, José J. Fernández, Manuel Norte, and Ángel Trigos 89 90 Construction the Genetic Transformation System of Culinary‐Medicinal King Oyster Mushroom, Pleurotus eryngii L.Z. Sheng, B. Song, Y. T. Dai, D. Li, Y. P. Fu, and Y. Li Isolation of Monokaryotic Strains in Maitake Medicinal Mushroom, Grifola frondosa for Reference Genome Sequencing Youn‐Lee Oh, Kab‐Yeul Jang, Song‐Hee Lee, Sung‐I Woo, Youn‐Keol Nam, Young‐Bok Yoo, Pyung‐Gyun Shin, and Won‐Sik Kong Selection of Parental Monokaryons from Korean Hypsizygus marmoreus by Protoplast Regeneration Youn‐Lee Oh, Song‐Hee Lee, Sung‐I Woo, Youn‐Keol Nam, Pyung‐Gyun Shin, Won‐Sik Kong, and Kab‐Yeul Jang Genetic Variability of Amanita hemibapha in the Republic of Korea, Utilizing RAPD (Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA) Marker H.‐D. Sou, K.‐H. Ka, and R. Ryoo Utilization of Biodiesel Industry Wastes as Substrate for Mushroom Production and Animal Feed T.G. Gomes, S.I.I.A. Hadi, A.P.F. Araújo, C.V.H. Helm, J.W. Arboleda‐V., S. Mendonça, and F.G. Siqueira Mycotherapy: Mushrooms Guide for Healthcare Hilderman Pedraza‐Vargas 91 92 93 94 95 96 Medicinal Value and Pharmacology of Mushrooms Active Compounds Effects of Agaricus brasiliensis Administration on Structural Changes of Carbohydrate Determinants of Leukocyte‐Surface Glycoconjugates in Stz‐Induced Diabetic Rats Boris Yurkiv, Solomon P. Wasser, Eviatar Nevo, and Natalia Sybirna In Vitro Antioxidant and Cytoprotective Effects of Hot‐Water Extracts of the Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus Yaixa Beltrán, Rosa Isabel Aguirre, Humberto J. Morris, Pedro Luis Batista, Gabriel Llauradó, Tarcizia Armando, Yamila Lebeque, Serge M. Moukha, Isabelle Gaime‐Perraud, and Carmenza Jaramillo Anti‐Inflammatory Property of Orally Admistered Lentinan Through Intestinal Immunity in Ileum in Dss‐Induce Colitis Mice Masashi Mizuno, Keigo Oura, and Takashi Hashimoto 97 98 99 Wood‐Destroying Fungi with Medicinal Abilities Growing in the Forests of the Technical University in Zvolen M. Pavlik, A. Pavlikova, and P. Hlavac 100 Free‐Radical Scavenging Activities of Cultured Chinese Caterpillar Mushroom, Ophiocordyceps sinensis and Structural Characterization by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy L. Ungvarská Maľučká, J. Harvanová, M. Pavlík, M. Rajtar, and L. Jaroščiak 101 SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME MAIN HALL Day 2: Tuesday ‐ August 25, 2015 Isolation and Bioactivity of Exopolysaccharides Produced in Submerged Cultivation of the Mushroom Humphreya coffeata (Berk.) Stey M. García‐García, L.D.M. Palacio, L. Rocha‐Zavaleta, N.A. Valdez‐Cruz, and M. A. Trujillo‐Roldán Evaluation of Antioxidant Activity of Extracts of Seven Species of Edible Wild Mushrooms of the Sierra of Durango, Mexico D. Mares Quiñones, N. Naranjo Jiménez, J. Herrera Corral, N. Almaraz Abarca, I. Rosas Medina, N. Uribe Soto, and A. Colmenero Robles Total Antioxidant Activity of Ethanol and Aqueous Extracts of Hypomyces lactifluorum and Cantharellus cibarius of Durango, Mexico M.A. Vázquez Loera, N.Naranjo Jiménez, N. Almaraz Abarca, J. Herrera Corral, I. Rosas Medina, A. Colmenero Robles, and J.N. Uribe Soto Biological Activities of Pure Compound Isolated from Ganoderma applanatum (Pers.) Pat Raja Naika, K. Nagaraj, N. Mallikarjun, and T.M. Venugopal 102 103 104 105 106 Antagonistic Effect of Pleurotus citrinopileatus Polysaccharide on Muscle Atrophy Z.W. Song, Q. Wang, and Y. Li 107 Preliminary Study on Chemical Composition from Solid Culture of Pleurotus eryngii var. tuoliensis T.Z. Li, H.M. Hu, Q. Wang, and Y. Li 108 Preliminary Study on Chemical Composition from Fermentation Liquor of Suillus luteus (L.: Fr) Gray H.M. Hu, H. Zhu, T.Z. Li, Q. Wang, and Y. Li 109 Research on Antitumor Effect of Polysaccharides from Amanita hemibapha in Vivo and in Vitro N. Jiang, D.D. Zheng, Q. Wang, and Y. Li 110 Research on Antioxidant Activity of Chemical Components from Oyster Culinary‐Medicinal Mushroom, Pleurotus ostreatus P.Q. Hu, Q. Wang, and Y. Li Study on Anti‐Brucella Activity and Pharmacologically Active Component Evaluation of Three Edible Mushrooms Debasmita Chatterjee, Urmita Chakraborty, Devarati Dutta, Dipankar Halder, Subhrojyoti Bhowmick, and Satadal Das Ethanol Extract Obtained from British Columbia Red‐Belt Conk Mushroom, Fomitopsis pinicola Shows Potent Anti‐Proliferative Activity Against Human Cervical Cancer Cells Aaron Smith, Kerry Reimer, Hugues B. Massicotte, Keith N. Egger, and Chow H. Lee Devil's Tooth Mushroom, Hydnellum peckii Crude Extracts Show Cytotoxic Activity Against Human Cervical Cancer Cells Vicky M. Myhre, Kerry Reimer, Hugues B. Massicotte, Keith N. Egger, and Chow H. Lee 111 112 113 114 Effects of Submerged Cultured Mycelium Powder of Agaricus Brasiliensis and Ganoderma lucidum on Erythrocytes of Rats with Streptozotocin‐Induced Diabetes Mellitus Taras Vitak, Solomon P. Wasser, Eviatar Nevo, and Natalia Sybirna 115 Medicinal Value and Nutritional Characterization of Korean Varieties, Crossbred Lentinus edodes Strain by HPLC R. Ryoo, K.‐S. Seo, S.‐E. Ban, S.‐W. Jin, I.‐H. Seo, G.‐G. Lee, and K.J. Kim 116 Sciatic Nerve Regeneration and Repair by Polysaccharide of Lion’s Mane Mushroom, Hericium erinaceus (Higher Basidiomycetes) Kah‐Hui Wong, Murali Naidu, and Vikineswary Sabaratnam Antimicrobial Activity of the Desert Truffles Tirmania pinoyi and Terfezia claveryi Against Human Pathogens D. Schillaci, M.G. Cusimano, V. Di Stefano, V. Arizza, D. Russo, A. Bawadekji, S. Davino, M.L. Gargano, and G. Venturella Chemical Composition and Anticancer Value of the New Medicinal Mushroom Ganoderma tsugae var. jannieae CBS 120394 Jannie Siev Lee Chan, Mikheil D. Asatiani, and Solomon P. Wasser 117 118 SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME MAIN HALL Day 2: Tuesday ‐ August 25, 2015 A Prospective Cohort of 263 patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Followed One Year and Treated with Laetiporus Sulphureus Plus Very Small Amounts of Essentials Oils B. Donatini and Le Blayei Effect of Boletus edulis Biologically Active Biopolymers on Proliferative and Cytotoxic Activity of Natural Killer Cell Line NK92 Marta Kinga Lemieszek, Fernando Nunes, Katarzyna Wejksza, Józef Kaczor, and Wojciech Rzeski Comparison of Anticancer Properties of Water and Ethanol Extracts Isolated from Piptoporus betulinus Natural and Artificial Cultures in a Colon Carcinoma Cell Culture Model Józef Kaczor, Justyna Kunaszewska, Marta Kinga Lemieszek, Martyna Kandefer‐Szerszeń, and Wojciech Rzeski In Silico Preliminary Identification of Fungi Putative mRNA Sequences of Therapeutic Interest Associated with the Triterpenes Pathway in a Ganoderma australe Transcriptome Germán López‐Gartner, Gustavo A. Isaza, Daniel Agudelo‐Valencia, Mariana Sánchez, Sergio Castaño, Jeferson Arango, and Luis F. Castillo 119 120 121 122 Nutraceutical Potential of Wild Macromycetes Collected in Ibagué‐Colombia L.R. Dávila, C.C. Pérez, J. Méndez, and W. Murillo 123 Estimation of Quercetin Absorption by the Mycelium of the Shiitake Culinary‐Medicinal Mushroom, Lentinus edodes from Solid and Liquid Culture Media with Onion Peel Extracts J.H. Park, W.C. Bak, and R. Ryoo An Insight Into the Nutraceutical Potential of Fruiting Bodies of the Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus spp. Grown on Agrowastes in Cuba Rosa C. Bermúdez, Nora García, Yaixa Beltrán, Yamila Lebeque, Humberto J. Morris, Gabriel Llauradó, Isabelle Gaime‐Perraud, and Isabel Aguilera Antifungal Activity of Different Trametes Collections Against Potentially Pathogenic Filamentous Fungi Susanna M. Badalyan and Tatev Shahbazyan Chemoattractant Effect of Ethanolic Extract of Lentinus tigrinus on Respiratory Tract in Mice Edgardo Albertó, Andrea Bagdadi, Eugenio Fernández‐Alanis, Susana Martín, Patricia Mandalunis, and Debora Tasat Effect of Water‐Ethanol Extract from Sclerotia of Pleurotus tuberregium on CCl4‐Induced Hepatotoxicity in Rats Chidube A. Alagbaoso, Christopher C. Osubor, and Omoanghe S. Isikhuemhen Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms in Nutritionally Vulnerable Communities in Colombia: Food Security Challenges M.C. Cuesta, K. Castro‐Ríos, and D. Giraldo In Vitro Antibacterial Activity of Extracts from Desert Truffles Tirmania pinoyi and Terfezia claveryi Against Plant Pathogenic Bacteria P. Bella, M.L. Gargano, S. Davino, M. Davino, V. Arizza, A. Bawadekji, V. Catara, R. Compagno, and G. Venturella Chemical Composition and Nutritional Value of Three Medicinal Mushrooms: Cordyceps militaris, Ganoderma lucidum, and Trametes versicolor Mikheil D. Asatiani, Lital Sharvit, Gayane S. Barseghyan, Nachshol Cohen, Jacob Cohen, Vladimir Elisashvili, and Solomon P. Wasser 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 Visual Interpretations of Relations Between Medicinal Fungi and Animalia Stephanie Manara 132 Biological Activity of the Extract of Mycelial Culture of Ganoderma tornatum Guillermo Mendoza, María S. Lagunes‐Castro, César Espinoza, Angel Ramos‐Ligonio, Alla Shnyreva, and Ángel Trigos Medicinal Mushrooms Cultivation and Fermentation Technologies 133 Effect of Blue Light on Biological Production and Efficiency of Cultivation of Schizophyllum commune Under Solid‐State Fermentation 134 SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME MAIN HALL Day 2: Tuesday ‐ August 25, 2015 J.C. Henao‐Rojas, S. Montoya‐Barreto, and B. Segura‐Giraldo Assessment and Growth of Edible Nutraceutical and Functional Food Type Mushrooms in Agro‐Industrial Substrates Julio C. Wilches, Gordillo Marisol, and Julio C. Montoya Evaluation of Culture Media for the Production of Fruit Bodies and Conidia of the Entomopathogenic Fungus Isaria tenuipes Peck Leidy P. Castillo‐Olarte, Silvia Restrepo‐Restrepo, and Tatiana Sanjuan‐Giraldo Preserving and Maintenance of Basidiomycete Agaricus Brasiliensis (= a.blazei) in Sterile Distilled Water L.M. Vargas, S. Montoya, and J.C. Sepúlveda Feasibility Marketing Study of Culinary‐Medicinal Mushrooms Pleurotus spp. and Lentinus edodes at the Gastronomic Areas of Santiago de Cali Paula A. Hernández‐Alegría, Juliana M. Ángel‐Rodas, Luis A. Muñoz‐Ramirez, and Julio C. Montoya Villegas Effect of Manganese on Enzyme Activities of Ligninolytic Laccase and Peroxidase on Solid Culture of Lingzhi or Reishi Medicinal Mushroom, Ganoderma lucidum Lorena Calvo‐Rodríguez, Sandra Montoya‐Barreto, and Gloria M. Restrepo‐Franco Studies on the Diversification of the British Columbian Forestry Sector by Recovering Value from Cottonwood (Populus spp.) through the Cultivation of Oyster Mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus) as a Functional Food Crop Robert M. Macrae Production of Basidiomata and Ligninolytic Enzymes of Ganoderma lucidum in Syagrus coronata Wastes Thaís Almeida Menezes, Hélio Mitoshi Kamida, and Aristóteles Góes Neto 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 Research on Culture Conditions of a Wild Blue Stalk Mushroom, Lepista nuda from China Zuojia Protection Zone Z. Zhu, C.L. Zhang, T. Zhang, and J.Z. Xu The Influence of Substrate and Growth Period of Cordyceps militaris on Intracellular Oxidation and ATP Production Primoz Turnsek, Polona Jamnik, Andrej Gregori, and Franc Pohleven 142 143 144 Low Cost/Low Technology Solutions for High‐Voltage Fruitbody Stimulation Device Ethan Levesque and John Holliday 145 The Use of Calcium Hypochlorite to Cold Pasteurize Mushroom Growing Substrates Jim Schlaegel, Joey Schlaegel, and John Holliday Optimization of Nutrient Parameters for Biomass and Exopolysaccharides Production Under Submerged Fermentation Conditions by Lentinus squarrosulus Felicia N. Anike and Omoanghe S. Isikhuemhen Effect of the Blue Light on Lignocellulolytic Enzymes of a Schizophyllum commune Cultivation in Solid Fermentation J.C.Henao‐Rojas, S. Montoya‐Barreto, and B. Segura‐Giraldo Submerged Co‐Cultures in Inducing the Yield of Bioactive Compounds from Pakuri (Inonotus obliquus) S. Mahilainen, E. Laine, H. Vanhanen, and A. Pappinen 146 147 148 Systematics, Taxonomy, and Distribution of Fungi Wood‐Inhabiting Fungi Taxonomy: Issues and Solutions Daniel Tura and John Holliday 149 Free Fatty Acids Profile for the Characterization of Pycnoporus sanguineus Luisa F. Hernández‐Castillo, Alexander Luna‐Cortés, José A. González‐Aguirre, Mabel G. Torres‐Torres, and Susana Hernández‐Niño 150 SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME MAIN HALL Day 2: Tuesday ‐ August 25, 2015 Identification of A Macromycete with Medicinal Potential in Piangüita – Colombian Pacific Coast J.C. Molina, J.C. Wilches, and A.A. Martínez 151