Molecular Identification of Two Strains of Phellinus sp. by Internal Transcribed Spacer Sequence Analysis.
Two species of cultivated Phellinus sp. were identified as P. baumii by internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequence analysis. The fruit bodies of the examined strains were similar to those of naturally occurring strains, having a bracket-like form, yellow-to-orange color, and poroid hymenial surfaces. The DNA sequences of ITS region of both strains showed a homology of 99% with ITS1 to ITS2 sequences of P. (Inonotus) baumii strain PB0806.
Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Daejeon University, Daejeon 300-716, Korea.
Kwang-Soo
KS
Shin