On resistive spiking of fungi

Abstract: We study long-term electrical resistance dynamics in mycelium and fruit bodies of oyster fungi P. ostreatus. A nearly homogeneous sheet of mycelium on the surface of a growth substrate exhibits trains of resistance spikes. The average width of spikes is c.~23~min and the average amplitude is c.~1~kOhm. The distance between neighbouring spikes in a train of spikes is c.~30~min. Typically there are 4-6 spikes in a train of spikes. Two types of resistance spikes trains are found in fruit bodies: low frequency and high amplitude (28~min spike width, 1.6~kOhm amplitude, 57~min distance between spikes) and high frequency and low amplitude (10~min width, 0.6~kOhm amplitude, 44~min distance between spikes). The findings could be applied in monitoring of physiological states of fungi and future development of living electronic devices and sensors.