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Where do mushrooms get their energy from?

Cade Ellis  Follow

Research mushroom " metabolism/enzymes/catabolism/respiration/glycolysis" to read nice texts of concise info for that topic.

Mushrooms use enzymes to break down cellulose and substrates into smaller substances and eventually they use CO2 for respiration, glycolysis, and ATP production.https://books.google.fr/books?id=xmB_DYPp9LIC&pg=PA49&lpg=PA49&dq=mushroom+metabolism&source=bl&ots=mEkG_WGfaY&sig=9XAXzpPgSMHkRg_8kPjE1LIYatQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjfwJvjmLLdAhXjx4UKHUiiA_UQ6AEwA3oECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=mushroom%20metabolism&f=false

Cellulose is not that different from sugar and mushrooms get sugar from it using cellulase and lignase enzymes, although some mushrooms dont have cellulase. https://www.google.fr/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.researchgate.net/post/What_are_the_nutrients_required_for_the_growth_of_mushrooms_like_oyster_and_shiitake/amp&ved=2ahUKEwj4pLC3m7LdAhWRyIUKHf27DD0QFjACegQICBAB&usg=AOvVaw2b-TTVDZHQBcS8l-TMYmz0&cf=1

Its the digestion process is probably a complex physical absorption by the hyphae, so research hyphae structrures, they must be cool. https://www.ck12.org/biology/fungi-nutrition/lesson/How-Fungi-Eat-BIO/

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Barbara Kay  Follow

Mushrooms are the fruiting bodies of fungi. Fungi get their energy by decomposing dead or decaying organic material, such as fallen leaves or dung.

Some background: spores of fungi germinate forming mycelia consisting of threadlike hyphae. When the hyphae of different fungi meet, they may have sex and form mushrooms. The mushrooms produce the spores. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fungus.

So, each of these stages get their energy ultimately from decomposition, although the mushrooms get their energy from the mycelium. Spores rely on their internal energy storage to germinate and start decomposing. Even though spores are tiny, the have energy stored, like all cells do.

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Farooque Ahmed Janjhi  Follow
Add them still. Thez are accepted as sources for general topics and really helpful for further reading, especially for laymen.More
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Glen McMillian  Follow
@Daan in that case, maybe alternative sources?More
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James O  Follow
The Wikipedia pages on this are OK, but not really an authoritative source.More
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Frank  Follow
Why don't you add a link for further reading?More
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