Widely targeted metabolomics analysis of mycelia and fruiting bodies at different harvest stages.

is a medicinal macrofungus cultivated extensively in China. Both the mycelia and fruiting bodies of have remarkable therapeutic properties, but it remains unclear whether the mycelia may serve as a substitute for the fruiting bodies. Furthermore, is a perennial fungus with therapeutic components that vary significantly depending on the growing year of the fruiting bodies.

Selection and validation of internal control genes for quantitative real-time RT‒qPCR normalization of Phlebopus portentosus gene expression under different conditions.

Phlebopus portentosus (Berk. and Broome) Boedijn is an attractive edible mushroom and is considered the only bolete for which artificial cultivation in vitro has been achieved. Gene expression analysis has become widely used in research on edible fungi and is important for elucidating the functions of genes involved in complex biological processes.

LC/MS- and GC/MS-based metabolomic profiling to determine changes in flavor quality and bioactive components of under low-temperature storage.

Introduction: Low temperature is the most common method used to maintain the freshness of during long-distance transportation. However, there is no information regarding the nutritional changes that occur in P. portentosus preserved postharvest in low temperature.

and (Agaricales, Lyophyllaceae)-Two new species from northeast China.

Background: are two genera within the family Lyophyllaceae, which show an apparently poor species diversity worldwide. During the field investigation on wild macrofungi, six interesting collections within genera are discovered in the northeastern China.

Methods: To identify whether these collections of Gerhardtia and Ossicaulis are novel species, we performed phylogenetic analyzes using the following DNA regions: the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region and the large subunit nuclear ribosomal RNA (nrLSU) region.

Two new species of (Agaricales, Basidiomycota) from the Northern Hemisphere.

Phylogenetic and morphological analyses on samples of from East Asia and North America were carried out, and two new species were described, namely, and , both previously known as . The former is characterized by lateral stipitate basidiocarps, relatively small pores (7-8 per mm), a monomitic hyphal system with both clamp connections and simple septa, and ellipsoid basidiospores of 4-4.8 × 3-3.

The complete mitochondrial genome of the edible mushroom .

The culinary-medicinal mushroom is widely cultivated in East Asia. In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome of was determined using Illumina sequencing. The circular molecule was 197,486 bp in length with a content of 25.

Whole-Genome and Transcriptome Sequencing of Reveals Its Associated Ectomycorrhizal Niche and Conserved Pathways Involved in Fruiting Body Development.

Phlebopus (Berk. and Broome) Boedijin, a widely consumed mushroom in China and Thailand, is the first species in the order Boletaceae to have been industrially cultivated on a large scale. However, to date, the lignocellulose degradation system and molecular basis of fruiting body development in have remained cryptic.

Deep Sequencing, Nested PCR, and Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis Reveal a Wider Distribution of Chinese Caterpillar Mushroom, Ophiocordyceps sinensis (Ascomycetes), in Native Soil Types.

Ophiocordyceps sinensis appears as stroma emerging from underground sclerotium enclosed by the skeleton of Thitarodes moth larvae. However, the actual distribution of the fungus in soil still remains unclarified. In this study, 40 soil samples were used for detection of O.

RIP mutated ITS genes in populations of and their implications for molecular systematics.

Different hypotheses have been proposed to interpret the observed unusual ITS (internal transcribed spacer) sequences in . The coexistence of diverged ITS paralogs in a single genome was previously shown by amplifying the ITS region from mono-ascospore isolates using specific primers designed for different ITS paralog groups. Among those paralogs, are AT-biased ITS sequences which were hypothesized to result from repeat-induced point mutation (RIP).

Diverse function and regulation of CmSnf1 in entomopathogenic fungus Cordyceps militaris.

SNF1/AMPK protein kinases play important roles in fungal development and activation of catabolite-repressed genes. In this study, we characterized the role of SNF1 ortholog in Cordyceps militaris (CmSnf1). The vegetative growth of a CmSnf1 deletion mutant was (ΔCmSnf1) reduced by 42.

Fungal Systematics and Evolution: FUSE 5.

Thirteen new species are formally described: from Pakistan, from India, on from Iran, from China, on species of , , and (Coleoptera, Carabidae) from Nicaragua and Panama, on (Hemiptera, Veliidae) from Brazil, on (Blattodea, Termitidae) from the DR Congo, from Slovenia, from Peru, from China, on from Italy, from , on subsp. from Pakistan. The following new records are reported: on from India; on apple and quince fruits from Iran; from Turkey; and on from Italy; causing tip blight of '' from India; from Madeira, Portugal, new for Macaronesia and Africa; , , and from Russia; on from India; on from Italy; on from Austria; from Turkey; from Wisconsin, USA; and from Turkey.

Bacterial Profiling and Dynamic Succession Analysis of Casing Soil Using MiSeq Sequencing.

(Berk. and Broome) Boedijin is a popular edible mushroom found in China and Thailand. To date, is the only species in the order Boletales that can be successfully cultivated worldwide.

The Reliability of DNA Sequences in Public Databases Belonging to the Most Economically Important Shiitake Culinary-Medicinal Mushroom Lentinus edodes (Agaricomycetes) in Asia.

Large numbers of DNA sequences deposited in the International Nucleotide Sequence Databases (INSD) are erroneously annotated. The erroneous information may lead to misleading conclusions or cause great economic losses to farmers. Lentinus edodes (= Lentinula edodes (Berk.

The complete mitochondrial genome of the Basidiomycete edible fungus .

The complete mitochondrial genome of the edible fungus was published in this paper. It was determined using Pacbio and Illumina sequencing. The complete mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is 106,417 bp in length with a GC content of 31.

Evaluation of the ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS), specifically ITS1 and ITS2, for the analysis of fungal diversity by deep sequencing.

The nuclear ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS) has been widely used to assess the fungal composition in different environments by deep sequencing. To evaluate the ITS in the analysis of fungal diversity, comparisons of the clustering and taxonomy generated by sequencing with different portions of the whole fragment were conducted in this study. For a total of 83,120 full-length ITS sequences obtained from the UNITE database, it was found that, on average, ITS1 varied more than ITS2 within the kingdom Fungi; this variation included length and GC content variations and polymorphisms, with some polymorphisms specific to particular fungal groups.

rRNA Pseudogenes in Filamentous Ascomycetes as Revealed by Genome Data.

The nuclear ribosomal DNA (rDNA) is considered as a paradigm of concerted evolution. Components of the rDNA tandem repeats (45S) are widely used in phylogenetic studies of different organisms and the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region was recently selected as a fungal DNA bar code. However, rRNA pseudogenes, as one kind of escape from concerted evolution, were reported in a wide range of organisms, especially in plants and animals.

Comparative Proteomic Analysis of Light-Induced Mycelial Brown Film Formation in .

Light-induced brown film (BF) formation by the vegetative mycelium of is important for ensuring the quantity and quality of this edible mushroom. Nevertheless, the molecular mechanism underlying this phenotype is still unclear. In this study, a comparative proteomic analysis of mycelial BF formation in was performed.

Discovery and Characterization of the Highly Active Fungal Immunomodulatory Protein Fip-vvo82.

Volvaria volvacea (Bull. ex Fr.) Sing, an important edible and medicinal macro-fungus, has been used to remedy various diseases for hundreds of years in East Asia.

The genome of Pleurotus eryngii provides insights into the mechanisms of wood decay.

Pleurotus eryngii (DC.) Quél. is widely used for bioconverting lignocellulosic byproducts into biofuel and value added products.

Comparison of different sequencing and assembly strategies for a repeat-rich fungal genome, Ophiocordyceps sinensis.

Ophiocordyceps sinensis is one of the most expensive medicinal fungi world-wide, and has been used as a traditional Chinese medicine for centuries. In a recent report, the genome of this fungus was found to be expanded by extensive repetitive elements after assembly of Roche 454 (223Mb) and Illumina HiSeq (10.6Gb) sequencing data, producing a genome of 87.

Complete mitochondrial genome of the medicinal fungus Ophiocordyceps sinensis.

As part of a genome sequencing project for Ophiocordyceps sinensis, strain 1229, a complete mitochondrial (mt) genome was assembled as a single circular dsDNA of 157,510 bp, one of the largest reported for fungi. Conserved genes including the large and small rRNA subunits, 27 tRNA and 15 protein-coding genes, were identified. In addition, 58 non-conserved open reading frames (ncORFs) in the intergenic and intronic regions were also identified.

Bacterial diversity in native habitats of the medicinal fungus Ophiocordyceps sinensis on Tibetan Plateau as determined using Illumina sequencing data.

Ophiocordyceps sinensis is one of the most well-known traditional Chinese medicinal fungi. In this study, bacterial diversity in the soils of native habitats of O. sinensis was investigated using Illumina sequencing data.

Development of conventional and nested PCR assays for the detection of Ophiocordyceps sinensis.

Ophiocordyceps sinensis, endemic to the Tibetan Plateau, is one of the most important medicinal fungi with a huge economic value. In the present study, specific primer pairs were designed based on a comprehensive ITS sequence dataset of O. sinensis and its related fungi, and tested for specificity and sensitivity through PCR experiments using 27 individuals of O.