Basidiomycetes

The phylum basidiomycota are made of fungi that produce spores that are formed outside a pedestal-like structure, the basidium. The members of this phylum, known as basidiomycetes, include fungi with gills or pores, including the familiar mushrooms and bracket fungi. The mushroom extract AHCC comes from basidiomycetes type fungi.

Edible basidiomycetes
Agaricus bisporus, the common "pizza" mushroom, is an edible basidiomycetes
Lentinula edodes is the Shiitake mushroom

Basidiomycetes that cause infections
Cryptococcus neoformans is a human pathogen that can cause an infection in immunocompromised individuals with AIDS or other conditions that reduce the effectiveness of the immune response.

Agricultural pathogen
Ustilago maydis or corn smut is a significant agricultural pathogen.

Additional basidomycetes fungi
Coprinus cinereus and Phanerochaete chrysosporium.

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