<DIV>Hi everyone,</DIV>
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<DIV>I'm new to this list and the world of mycology. I'm looking for some advice on developing a general method of extraction from mycelium for a variety of mushroom species. These species' substrates can be composed of things like straw and brown rice flour (not wood chips). Ultimately, what I would like to do is separate the mycelium from the substrate and then perform the extraction (soxhlet probably) on the mycelium. A couple questions:</DIV>
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<DIV>1. Is it reasonable to assume that one should be able to separate the mycelium from the substrate? </DIV>
<DIV>2. Are there certain substrates that are better for this kind of thing than others? </DIV>
<DIV>3. Might one merely extract the bound mycelium and substrate together?</DIV>
<DIV>4. What kinds of extraction methods have people used on this list either on fruiting bodies or mycelium?</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks in advance for your help!</DIV>
<DIV>James</DIV><p><hr SIZE=1>
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