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First records of Ganoderma suae and Pleurotus tuber regium in Vietnam


Abstract

Two medicinal mushroom species, Pleurotus tuber-regium (Lentinus tuber-regium) (commonly known as the sclerotium-forming oyster mushroom) and Ganoderma suae (a resinous polypore recently described from Southeast China in 2024)—are reported for the first time in Vietnam. The taxonomic histories of both genera, Ganoderma and Pleurotus are complex due to morphologically similarities among closely related species, posing challenges for accurate identification. In this study, specimens collected from National resources of Vietnam were identified combining detailed morphological examination with molecular analysis using rDNA ITS markers for phylogenetic confirmation. This report enhances the understanding of fungal diversity in Vietnam and provides a basis for further studies on cultivation, bioactivity, and value-added applications.

Data availability

The datasets generated and analyzed during the current study are available in the NCBI repository. Sequence data that support the findings of this study have been deposited in the NCBI with the accession codes: Sequence data that support the findings of this study have been deposited in the NCBI with the accession codes:

SUB15183694: PU1010 PV335933

SUB15183694: PU1012 PV335934

SUB15183694: PU1013 PV335935

SUB15502447: PU1011 PX067353

Link to access the data as follow:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/PV335933

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/PV335934

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/PV335935

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/PX067353.

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Acknowledgements

The authors thank the Center for Experimental Biology, National Center for Technological Progress—MOST and Hanoi University of Science—VNU for the excellent infrastructure support.

Funding

Authors thank MIST of Vietnam for providing financial support for the NAFOSTED project 106.04–2023.55: “Study on the diversity and identify chemical composition of the Lentinus in the tropical rainforest ecosystem of Vietnam, orienting development of medicinal mushroom resources for stress oxidative status and high cholesterol treatment”.

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Luane Pieau: Collected the samples; Performed the experiments; Analyzed and interpreted the data; Wrote the paper. Le Thi Hoang Yen: Collected the samples; Conceived and designed the experiments; Analyzed and interpreted the data; Wrote and revised the paper. Phan Xuan Binh Minh, Tran Bao Tram: Collected the samples, Analyzed and interpreted the data; Do Quynh Chi: Performed the experiments and Analyzed the data. Khuc Thi An: Collected the samples. Jean Baptiste Simurabiye: Wrote the paper.

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Pieau, L., Tram, T.B., Phan, X.B.M. et al. First records of Ganoderma suae and Pleurotus tuber regium in Vietnam.
Sci Rep (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-45075-2

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