Talk:Mycofiltration

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The article contains a number of unverified statements. These may be true but are presented in way that provides no confidence in their veracity or appropriateness here. I'm not even convinced that the term "mycofiltration" is appropriate. There may be no difference between mycofiltration and mycoremediation. I certainly see no evidence in either the article or the source reference. - Marshman 02:20, 10 November 2005 (UTC)

I struggled with that when writing these two articles initially as well, but from reading this (cited in the mycoremediation article), it seems that Stamets considers mycofiltration and mycoremediation two separate processes. The alternative interpretation (which I just realized now) is that mycofiltration is the name of the process by which mycelial mats break down hydrocarbon chains, and that mycoremediation is the application of mycofiltration to achieve bioremediation.

As for any unverified statements, Google turns up a number of varied links, but I didn't have the time/inclination to really run through them all (call me lazy). Hopefully I'm not running afoul of WP:V here... --howcheng [ t • c • w • e ] 07:03, 12 November 2005 (UTC)

The malaria statement still needs a proper citation all I've seen is [1]

P. umbellatus showed inhibitory activity against the protozoa Plasmodium falciparum, one of the main causative agents of malaria (Lovy et al., 1999). Lovy A, Knowles B, Labbe R, Nolan L. Activity of edible mushrooms against the growth of human T4 leukemic cancer cells, HeLa cervical cancer cells, and Plasmodium falciparum. J Herb Spice Medic Plant. 1999 6(4):49-57.