Taxonomic Position and Species Identity of the Cultivated Yeongji 'Ganoderma lucidum' in Korea
Mycobiology
; : 1-6, 2016.
Article
in English
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-729460
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ABSTRACT
Ganoderma lucidum has a long history of use as a traditional medicine in Asian countries. However, the taxonomy of Ganoderma species remains controversial, since they were initially classified on the basis of their morphological characteristics. Recently, it was proposed that G. lucidum from China be renamed as G. sichuanense or G. lingzhi. In the present study, phylogenetic analysis using the internal transcribed spacer region rDNA sequences of the Ganoderma species indicated that all strains of the Korean 'G. lucidum' clustered into one group together with G. sichuanense and G. lingzhi from China. However, strains from Europe and North American, which were regarded as true G. lucidum, were positioned in a clearly different group. In addition, the average size of the basidiospores from the Korean cultivated Yeongji strains was similar to that of G. lingzhi. Based on these results, we propose that the Korean cultivated Yeongji strains of 'G. lucidum' should be renamed as G. lingzhi.
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Health context:
Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas
Health problem:
Goal 11: Inequalities and inequities in health
Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Phylogeny
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DNA, Ribosomal
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China
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Classification
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Reishi
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Ganoderma
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Asian People
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Europe
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Korea
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Medicine, Traditional
Aspects:
Equity and inequality
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
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Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Mycobiology
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article