Genus and Species Mushrooms

Agaricus biosporus

Button Mushroom

Pleurotus ostreatus

Oyster mushroom

Lentinula edodes

Shiitake

Cantharellus cinnabarinus

Cinnabar chanterelle (tree)

Schizophyllum commune

Splitgill fungus

Calvatia gigantea

Giant puffball

Trametes versicolor

Turkey Tail

Hericium erinaceus

Lion’s Mane

Amanita phalloides

Death Cap, most fatal

Gyromitra species

False morels, gyromitrin toxin rocket fuel

Helvella species

False morels, gyromitrin toxin rocket fuel

Morchella esculenta

True morel, edible, hollow

Coprinus atramentarius

Inky cap, coprine poisoning

Chlorophyllum molybdites

Green-spored parasol, GI poisoning

Scleroderma species

Earthball, poisonous puffball look-alikes

Boletus edulis

Porcini, edible bolete

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Ale yeast, bread, wine, beer

Saccharomyces pastorianus

Lager yeast, bottom fermenting

Penicillium camemberti

Camembert

Mucor miehei

Vegetarian rennet

Aspergillus oryzae

Soy sauce, miso, sake, koji

Pediococcus soyae

Bacterium used in soy sauce fermentation

Rhizopus oligosporus

Tempeh and Black oncom

Neurospora species

Red oncom

Fusarium venenatum

Ouorn

Pleurotus ostreatus

Ecovative biodegradable packaging

Botrytis cinerea

Noble Rot

Vitis vinifera

Grapes for wine

Acetobacter

Bacteria that spoils wine, vinegar taste

Neocallimastix frontalis

Anaerobic rumen chytrids

Beuveria bassiana

White muscardine disease

Entomophaga maimaiga

spongy moths

Arthrobotrys dactyloides

active trapping

Hirsutella rhossiliensis

Passive infection

Arbuscular Myccorhizal fungi

Glomeromycotan, arbuscules

Ectomycorrhizal fungi

Ascomycota and Basidiomycota, form mantles and Hartig Nets

Agrobacterium tumefaciens

gene transfer (Ti plasmid)

CRISPR/Cas9

Edit mushroom PPO gene (non browning mushrooms)