Japanese “nameko” mushrooms (<i>Pholiota microspora</i>) produced via sawdust-based cultivation exhibit severe genetic bottleneck associated with a single founder

Abstract

Pholiota microspora (Berk.) Sacc. (synonym P. nameko) ("nameko" in Japanese) is one of the most popular edible mushrooms, especially in Japan. This species is a type of white-rot fungus that grows on dead or rotten trees in cool-temperate deciduous forests of East Asia, ranging from the Himalayas and China to Japan

Nameko Mushroom (Pholiota microspore), Hiratake Mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) and Shimeji Mushrooms (Lyophyllum shimeji): Bioactive Compounds as a Source of Various Biological Activities: A Review

“…Habitat: Eats dead wood. Nameko is an Asian member of a large group of mushroom species, many of which can only be correctly identifi ed with the use of a microscope [38]. The defi nitions of some of these species may be in change.…”