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- Diversity of A mating type in Lentinula edodes and mating type preference in the cultivated strains
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Byeongsuk Ha , Sinil Kim , Minseek Kim , Yoon Jung Moon , Yelin Song , Jae-San Ryu , Hojin Ryu , Hyeon-Su Ro
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J. Microbiol. 2018;56(6):416-425. Published online June 1, 2018
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12275-018-8030-6
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Diversity of A mating type in Lentinula edodes has been assessed
by analysis of A mating loci in 127 strains collected
from East Asia. It was discovered that hypervariable sequence
region with an approximate length of 1 kb in the A mating
locus, spanning 5region of HD2-intergenic region-5region
of HD1, could represent individual A mating type as evidenced
by comprehensive mating analysis. The sequence analysis
revealed 27 A mating type alleles from 96 cultivated
strains and 48 alleles from 31 wild strains. Twelve of them
commonly appeared, leaving 63 unique A mating type alleles.
It was also revealed that only a few A mating type alleles such
as A1, A4, A5, and A7 were prevalent in the cultivated strains,
accounting for 62.5% of all A mating types. This implies
preferred selection of certain A mating types in the process
of strain development and suggests potential role of A mating
genes in the expression of genes governing mushroom
quality. Dominant expression of an A mating gene HD1 was
observed from A1 mating locus, the most prevalent A allele,
in A1-containing dikaryons. However, connections between
HD1 expression and A1 preference in the cultivated strains
remain to be verified. The A mating type was highly diverse
in the wild strains. Thirty-six unique A alleles were discovered
from relatively small and confined area of mountainous region
in Korean peninsula. The number will further increase
because no A allele has been recurrently observed in the wild
strains and thus newly discovered strain will have good chances
to contain new A allele. The high diversity in small area
also suggests that the A mating locus has evolved rapidly
and thus its diversity will further increase.
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- Immunoprophylactic Effects of Shiitake Mushroom (Lentinula edodes) against Bordetella bronchiseptica in Mice
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Bock-Gie Jung , Jin-A Lee , Bong-Joo Lee
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J. Microbiol. 2012;50(6):1003-1008. Published online December 30, 2012
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12275-012-2365-1
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Antimicrobials are used as feed additives to improve growth performance and to prevent subclinical disease challenge in industrial animals. However, these drugs can lead to the development of resistant strains of bacteria. Shiitake mushrooms
(SM) (Lentinula edodes) have long been popular as a health food in East Asia. Moreover, SM-derived polysaccharides are well-known as immunostimulants that possess antimicrobial properties. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the immunoprophylactic effects of SM against Bordetella bronchiseptica infection in mice as an initial step towards the development of eco-friendly feed additives to reduce the use of antimicrobials. Although SM had no effect on body weight gain under the un-infected conditions, SM alleviated progressive weight loss and helped in the recovery of body weight in B. bronchiseptica infected mice. Dietary supplementation with SM reinforced bacterial clearance in the infected mice. Of note, SM markedly increased the percentage of various T lymphocytes and the relative mRNA
expression levels of tumor necrosis factor-α and interferon-γ in the bronchial lymph node early in the infection. Taken together, these findings suggest that SM could help in the improvement of body weight gain during B. bronchiseptica infection and may enhance the protective immune activity against a subclinical disease challenge, such as B. bronchiseptica infection in mice, probably by a strong stimulation of non-specific immune responses. Hence, SM may provide an alternative to reduce use of antimicrobials. Confirmation of the beneficial effects of SM as a feed additive is now required in industrial animals.