Barcode Long Island Team Mushrooms
Program:
Barcode Long Island
Year:
2015-16
Research Topic:
Biodiversity & trade
Taxonomic Group Studied:
Fungi

Project:

Mushroom Phylogeny and the Ability of Mushrooms to Synthesize Glucose from Cellulose
Students:
Kaila Gagne, Devin D'Agostino
School:
Westhampton Beach HS, Suffolk
Mentors:
Frank Diehl

Abstract:

Through the use of photogenic trees we hope to isolate the ability of mushrooms to synthesize glucose to be used in cellulosic ethanol production.

Poster:

DNA Barcoding Poster
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