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Evidence for Inbreeding and Genetic Differentiation among Geographic Populations of the Saprophytic Mushroom Trogia venenata from Southwestern China.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Mi Fei, Zhang Ying, Yang Dan, Tang Xiaozhao, Wang Pengfei, He Xiaoxia, Zhang Yunrun, Dong Jianyong, Cao Yang, Liu Chunli, Zhang Ke-Qin, Xu Jianping
Abstract excerpt
During the past 40 years, more than 400 Sudden Unexplained Deaths (SUDs) have occurred in Yunnan, southwestern China. Epidemiological and toxicological analyses suggested that a newly discovered mushroom called Trogia venenata was the leading culprit for SUDs. At present, relatively little is known about the genetics and natural history of this mushroom. In this study, we analyzed the sequence variation at four...
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