Mycoremediation is one of the biotechniques that recruits fungi to remove toxic pollutants from environment in an efficient and economical manner. Mushrooms, macro-fungi, are among the nature’s most important mycoremediators. Pleurotus species (also called oyster mushrooms) are considered to be the most popular and widely cultivated varieties worldwide and this might be attributed to their low production cost and higher yields. Apart from their nutritive and therapeutic properties, Pleurotus species have high biosorption potential due to their extensive biomass, i.e. mycelial production. The genus has been reported to accumulate high levels of heavy metals. The current state-of-the art review mainly summarises previous investigations carried out by researchers on different roles and mechanisms played by Pleurotus species on heavy metals mycoremediation.

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侧耳属物种对重金属的真菌修复潜力：综述。


真菌修复是一种利用真菌以有效且经济的方式去除环境中有毒污染物的生物技术。蘑菇是一种大型真菌，是自然界最重要的菌核介体之一。侧耳属物种（也称为平菇）被认为是全世界最受欢迎和广泛种植的品种，这可能归因于其生产成本低和产量高。除了其营养和治疗特性外，侧耳属物种由于其广泛的生物量（即菌丝体产生）而具有高生物吸附潜力。据报道，该属积累了大量的重金属。目前的最新进展综述主要总结了研究人员之前对侧耳属物种在重金属真菌修复中所发挥的不同作用和机制进行的研究。