Molecular identification and artificial cultivation of a wild isolate of oyster mushroom in Albania

Basidiomata of a wild mushroom macroscopically recognised as Pleurotus ostreatus were observed on an oak trunk in a mixed wood of northern Albania. Pure cultures of the fungus were then obtained on potato-dextrose-agar medium. Molecular analyses of genomic DNA of the fungus confirmed its identificat...

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Main Authors: Jordan Merkuri, Stefania Mirela Mang, Ippolito Camele, Magdalena Cara, Gian Luigi Rana
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Published: Elsevier 2016-03-01
Series:Italian Journal of Agronomy
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Online Access:https://www.agronomy.it/index.php/agro/article/view/704
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author Jordan Merkuri
Stefania Mirela Mang
Ippolito Camele
Magdalena Cara
Gian Luigi Rana
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description Basidiomata of a wild mushroom macroscopically recognised as Pleurotus ostreatus were observed on an oak trunk in a mixed wood of northern Albania. Pure cultures of the fungus were then obtained on potato-dextrose-agar medium. Molecular analyses of genomic DNA of the fungus confirmed its identification. The rDNA ITS region nucleotide sequence of the studied Pleurotacea matched at 99% those of two P. ostreatus strains already present in NCBI GenBank database. The rDNA ITS nucelotide sequences of two pure cultures of the Albanian P. ostreatus were deposited in EMBL database under the accession numbers LN849458 and LN849459. One of the fungus isolates was subsequently cultivated under protected and semi-natural conditions. Productivity and biological efficiency of the Albanian P. ostreatus ranged from about 10% to 16% and from 33 to 53.33%, respectively. This seems to be the first report on the artificial cultivation of P. ostreatus in Albania and could have, in the next future, a high economic impact on development and diffusion of this important edible mushroom over the country.
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spelling doaj-art-1cf405fe70c64756a2f618fe75bd8a2f2025-08-20T01:55:01ZengElsevierItalian Journal of Agronomy1125-47182039-68052016-03-0111110.4081/ija.2016.704534Molecular identification and artificial cultivation of a wild isolate of oyster mushroom in AlbaniaJordan Merkuri0Stefania Mirela Mang1Ippolito Camele2Magdalena Cara3Gian Luigi Rana4Department of Plant Protection, Agricultural University of Tirana, TiranaSchool of Agricultural, Forestry, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Basilicata, PotenzaSchool of Agricultural, Forestry, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Basilicata, PotenzaDepartment of Plant Protection, Agricultural University of Tirana, TiranaSchool of Agricultural, Forestry, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Basilicata, PotenzaBasidiomata of a wild mushroom macroscopically recognised as Pleurotus ostreatus were observed on an oak trunk in a mixed wood of northern Albania. Pure cultures of the fungus were then obtained on potato-dextrose-agar medium. Molecular analyses of genomic DNA of the fungus confirmed its identification. The rDNA ITS region nucleotide sequence of the studied Pleurotacea matched at 99% those of two P. ostreatus strains already present in NCBI GenBank database. The rDNA ITS nucelotide sequences of two pure cultures of the Albanian P. ostreatus were deposited in EMBL database under the accession numbers LN849458 and LN849459. One of the fungus isolates was subsequently cultivated under protected and semi-natural conditions. Productivity and biological efficiency of the Albanian P. ostreatus ranged from about 10% to 16% and from 33 to 53.33%, respectively. This seems to be the first report on the artificial cultivation of P. ostreatus in Albania and could have, in the next future, a high economic impact on development and diffusion of this important edible mushroom over the country.https://www.agronomy.it/index.php/agro/article/view/704Cultivationmolecular analysispolymerase chain reactionPleurotus ostreatussubstrate pasteurisation.
spellingShingle Jordan Merkuri
Stefania Mirela Mang
Ippolito Camele
Magdalena Cara
Gian Luigi Rana
Molecular identification and artificial cultivation of a wild isolate of oyster mushroom in Albania
Italian Journal of Agronomy
Cultivation
molecular analysis
polymerase chain reaction
Pleurotus ostreatus
substrate pasteurisation.
title Molecular identification and artificial cultivation of a wild isolate of oyster mushroom in Albania
title_full Molecular identification and artificial cultivation of a wild isolate of oyster mushroom in Albania
title_fullStr Molecular identification and artificial cultivation of a wild isolate of oyster mushroom in Albania
title_full_unstemmed Molecular identification and artificial cultivation of a wild isolate of oyster mushroom in Albania
title_short Molecular identification and artificial cultivation of a wild isolate of oyster mushroom in Albania
title_sort molecular identification and artificial cultivation of a wild isolate of oyster mushroom in albania
topic Cultivation
molecular analysis
polymerase chain reaction
Pleurotus ostreatus
substrate pasteurisation.
url https://www.agronomy.it/index.php/agro/article/view/704
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