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IN 1945 the late G. R. Bisby1 reported that sporophores of the agaric Schizophyllum commune Fr. collected by A. H. R. Buller2 at Winnipeg in 1909 and 1911 and freeze-dried in 1910 and 1912 had retained their viability up to 35½ years. Pure cultures were obtained and in June 1945, two months after submitting his communication for publication, they developed sporophores.
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Bisby, G. R., Nature, 155, 732 (1945).
Buller, A. H. R., Trans. Brit. Mycol. Soc., 4, 106 (1912).
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AINSWORTH, G. Longevity of Schizophyllum commune. II. Nature 195, 1120–1121 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/1951120a0
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