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Kyushu Cordyceps
Cordyceps kyushuensis is an entomopathogenic ascomycete that parasitizes the larvae of the bean hawk moth Clanis bilineata, its only known host. It is studied in China as a source of cordycepin and bioactive polysaccharides, which have shown immunomodulatory and antioxidant activity in laboratory work.
No food use documented in the sources consulted. Used as research material for extracting cordycepin and polysaccharides.
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