Growth inhibition and tissue accumulation of palladium in the ubiquitous macrofungus Pleurotus ostreatus (oyster mushroom).

The growth effects and tissue accumulation of palladium (Pd) in the ubiquitous white-rot macrofungus Pleurotus ostreatus (oyster mushroom) are reported. Submerged cultures of P. ostreatus were exposed to Pd (as NaPdCl) at concentrations of 0, 6.