Transcriptomics Reveals the Putative Mycoparasitic Strategy of the Mushroom <i>Entoloma abortivum</i> on Species of the Mushroom Genus <i>Armillaria</i>.

ABSTRACT: During mycoparasitism, a fungus-the host-is parasitized by another fungus-the mycoparasite. The genetic underpinnings of these relationships have been best characterized in ascomycete fungi. However, within basidiomycete fungi, there are rare instances of mushroom-forming species parasitizing the reproductive structures, or sporocarps, of other mushroom-forming species, which have been rarely investigated on a genetic level. One of the most enigmatic of these occurs between Entoloma abortivum and species of Armillaria, where hyphae of E. abortivum are hypothesized to disrupt the development of Armillaria sporocarps, resulting in the formation of carpophoroids. However, it remains unknown whether carpophoroids are the direct result of a mycoparasitic relationship. To ad

SUBMITTER: Koch RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8510539 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature