The Genome Sequences of 90 Mushrooms

Sci Rep. 2018 Jul 2;8(1):9982. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-28303-2.

Abstract

Macrofungus is defined as the fungus that grows an observable sporocarp. The sporocarps of many species are commonly called mushrooms and consumed by people all around the world as food and/or medicine. Most macrofungi belong to the divisions Basidiomycetes and Ascomycetes, which are estimated to contain more than 80,000 species in total. We report the draft genome assemblies of macrofungi (83 Basidiomycetes species and 7 Ascomycetes species) based on Illumina sequencing. The genome sizes of these species ranged from 27.4 Mb (Hygrophorus russula) to 202.2 MB (Chroogomphus rutilus). The numbers of protein-coding genes were predicted in the range of 9,511 (Hygrophorus russula) to 52,289 (Craterellus lutescens). This study provides the largest genomic dataset for macrofungi species. This resource will facilitate the artificial cultivation of edible mushrooms and the discovery of novel drug candidates.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Agaricales / genetics*
  • Ascomycota / genetics
  • Fungal Proteins / genetics*
  • Genome Size
  • Genome, Fungal*
  • Microsatellite Repeats
  • Molecular Sequence Annotation
  • Multigene Family
  • Phylogeny

Substances

  • Fungal Proteins