Tao Xuan Vu, Hanh-Dung Thai, Bich-Hang Thi Dinh, Huong Thi Nguyen, Huyen Thi Phuong Tran, Khanh-Linh Thi Bui, Tram Bao Tran, Hien Thanh Pham, Linh Thi Dam Mai, Diep Hong Le, Huy Quang Nguyen, Van-Tuan Tran
The medicinal mushroom Cordyceps militaris is widely exploited in traditional medicine and nutraceuticals in Asian countries. However, fruiting body production in C. militaris is facing degeneration through cultivation batches, and the molecular mechanism of this phenomenon remains unclear. This study showed that fruiting body formation in three different C. militaris strains, namely G12, B12, and HQ1, severely declined after three successive culturing generations using the spore isolation method. PCR analyses revealed that these strains exist as heterokaryons and possess both the mating-type loci, MAT1-1 and MAT1-2 ...
September 27, 2023: Journal of Fungi (Basel, Switzerland)