Table 2.
Fungus species in patent documents.
| Division | Order | Fungus Species | No. of Patent Documents | Ref. to the Oldest Patent Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basidiomycota | Agaricales | Agaricus sp. | 19 | [114] |
| Agrocybe sp./Agrocybe aegerita/A. brasiliensis | 6/13/10 | [115]/[116]/[114] | ||
| Coprinus comatus | 24 | [114] | ||
| Flammulina velutipes | 13 | [114] | ||
| Hypsizygus sp. (as “Hypsizygous sp.”) | 2 | [115] | ||
| Hypholoma capnoides/H. sublaterium | 11/10 | [114]/[114] | ||
| Lentinula edodes | 17 | [116] | ||
| Macrolepiota procera | 11 | [114] | ||
| Omphalotus sp. | 2 | [115] | ||
| Pleurotus djamor/P. eryngii/P. ostreatus var. columbines/P. ostreatus | 16/15/13/45 | [116]/[116]/[116]/[114] | ||
| Schizophyllum sp. | 14 | [117] | ||
| Hymenochaetales | Inonotus obliquus | 24 | [114] | |
| Polyporales | Ceriporiopsis sp. | 2 | [115] | |
| Fomes fomentarius | 13 | [118] | ||
| Ganoderma appalantum/G. lucidum (also as “lucidem”)/G. oregonense/G. resinaceum, G. tsugae | 3/42/23/11/27 | [118]/[118]/[116]/[119]/[114] | ||
| Grifola frondosa | 15 | [116] | ||
| Laetiporus sp. | 2 | [115] | ||
| Phanerochaete sp. | 7 | [117] | ||
| Piptoporous betulina (as “betulinus”) | 8 | [120] | ||
| Polyporellus sp. | 2 | [115] | ||
| Polyporus avleolaris/P. mylittae/P. squamosus | 3/3/8 | [118]/[118]/[118] | ||
| Pycnoporus cinnabarinus | 4 | [121] | ||
| Trametes versicolor | 19 | [120] | ||
| Russulales | Hericium erinaceus | 4 | [122] | |
| Ascomycota | Pezizales | Morchella angusticeps | 11 | [114] |
| Xylariales | Xylaria polymorpha/X. hypoxylon/X. filiformis/X. longipes | 4/4/3/1 | [117]/[117]/[117]/[123] | |
| Zygomycota | n.d. | n.d. | 1 | [124] |