Natural Science
Vol.4 No.12A(2012), Article ID:26146,8 pages DOI:10.4236/ns.2012.412A140

Diversity of mushrooms in Dry Dipterocarp forest at Phuphan National Park, Sakon Nakhon Province

Pithak Wongchalee, C. Pukahute

Department of Biological Science, Faculty of Science, Ubon Ratchathani University, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand; Corresponding Author: seeharpu@ubu.ac.th

Received 24 August 2012; revised 28 September 2012; accepted 11 October 2012

Keywords: The Diversity; Mushroom; The Dry Dipterocarp Forest; The Phuphan National Park

ABSTRACT

The purposes of this study were, 1) to study the variety of mushrooms grown in the Dry Dipterocarp forest during the year 2008-2009 by Releve method, 2) to study the relationship between Shoreasia mensis Miq. And Ectomycorrhizal of the Amanitaceae and the Belotaceae families, and 3) study the sequencesof DNAsinsome types of mushrooms in the Amanitaceae and the Balotaceae families by the PCR method. The findings of the study were as thefollowings: First, they were totally 34 types of mush-rooms found in Dry Dipterocarp forest at the Phuphan National Park during the studying period, 2008- 2009. There were 26 types found in both years Amanita hemibapha subsp. javanica Corner & Bas, A. princeps Corner & Bas, A. umbrinolutea (Secr. ex Gillet) Bataille, Termi-tomycesmicrocarpus (Berk. & Br.) R. Heim, T. perforans Heim, T. striatus f. griseus Heim, Boletellusananas (M. A. Curtis) Murrill, B. grisei-purpureus Cor., B. edulis Bull. ex Fr., B. luridus Schaeffer ex Fr., AlpovatrappeiFogel, Can-tharelluscibarius Fries, Craterellusaureus Berk. & Curis, Astraeushygrometricus (Pers.) Morgan, Lactariusaquifluus Peck, L. glaucescens Crossl., L. piperatus (Scop. ex Fr.) S. F. Gray, L. vellereus (Fr.) Fr., L. virescens Fr., R. densifolia (Secr.) Gill, R. emetica (Schaeff. & Fr.) S. F. Gray., R. xelempelina (Schaeff.) Fr., R. foetens (Pers.) Fr., R. rosacea (Pers. ex Secr.) Fries, R. violeipes Quél., R. virescens (Schaeff.) Fries. and those found only in 2009 were Bo-letuscurtisii M. A. Curtis, B. nobilis Peck, RussulaalboareolataHongo, R. cyanoxantha (Schaeff. ex Secr.) Fr. The mushrooms that had been found had significantly relations to the surrounding physical conditions. Second, there was a relationship between the Shoreasiamensis Miq. and Amanita princeps Cor.& Bas., Amanita hemibapha (Berk. & Br.) Sacc. subsp. javanica. Cor. & Bas., Boletus chrysenteron Bull., Boletus griseipurpureus Cor. and Heimiellarestipora (Pat & Bek.) Boedijn. at the intensity of spores 500, 5000, 50,000 per each. From the SPSS for ANOVA analysis, the Shoreasiamensis Miq. had no relations to Amanita princeps Cor. & Bas., Amanita hemibapha (Berk. & Br.) Sacc. subsp. javanica. Cor. & Bas., Boletus chrysenteron Bull., Boletus grisei-purpureus Cor. and Heimiellarestipora (Pat & Bek.) Boedijn. in height and circumference growths of Shoreasiamensis Miq. seedlings at the intensity of spores 500, 5000 and 50,000 per each Shoreasiamensis Miq. at 95% level of confidence. Finally, by using the BLASTN computer program toexamine, compare and separate the differences 4 types of mushrooms’ DNA in the Amanitaceae and the Boletaceae families subjected to the PCR method, there were 4 findings i.e. 1342 DNA sbp. of Amanita princeps, 880 DNAs pb. of Boletusnobitis Peck, 1381 DNAs pb. of Boletus edulis Bull. exFr and 758 DNAs bp. of Heimiellaresipora (Pat & Baker).

1. INTRODUCTION

There are several edible well known mushrooms naturally growing in the dry Dipterocarp forest at the Phuphan National Park whilst a few types are poisonous. Most of the mushrooms are in the Actomycorrhizal family which growing as saprobes and parasites. [1] Ectomycorrhizal fungi (ECM) are vital component of forest biodiversity and play a part in forest restoration. Those in the symbiotic type which growing around many plants’ roots provide water, minerals to their host plants, moreover, they help protect the hosts from many pathogens. Up until now, there are still less studies on mushroom morphological characters which are inadequate to obviously classify types of mushrooms, so molecular techniques studies are needed to classify mushrooms’ species, those of the Amanita and Boletus families in particularly.

As the result, it remains less explanation and knowledge about mushrooms made published, whether it be the relationship between mushrooms and other plants, the physical factors are favourable to mushrooms’ growth, and etc.

2. MATERIALS AND METHODS

2.1. Collecting Sites

The mushrooms were collected from Phuphan National Park village forest in Sakon Nakhon Province. The site was in Dry Diptercarp forest.

2.2. Collecting Methods

The samples were collected randomly from every stage of ages in two experimental areas sized 100 ´ 100 m2 and 1000 ´ 10 m2 during January-December in 2008- 2009. Young mature and old individual fruiting bodies were collected with chisel soil were removed with a fine brush and placed in brown paper bags in a basket, while data of associated host, temperature humidity and intensity of light at the study were recorded. The mushroom collected in study sites and roadside markets nearby the study sites were noted and some interest species were also bought for examination. The tissue of all specimens was kept in 1.5 ml microcentrifuge tube poured in 300 µl 2X CTAB buffer at −20˚C. Specimens were dried at 45˚C - 50˚C overnight and kept in plastic boxes with silica gel to keep out humidity.

2.3. Taxonomy Methods

The mushrooms were tentatively identified by a conventional morphology method presented by [1,2] and chemical methods using the keys that provided by [3-5] was employed to classify their chemical characteristics. The latter method was used as the main way to assemble mushrooms in the Basidiocarp family, physical features and basidiospore.

2.4. Culture and Edibility Information of Some Edible and Wild Boletes

The fresh sporocarps of mushroom especially the edible species were cultured for vegetative mycelium. A pure culture of each collection was isolated from the issue (small pieces that cut from section between the pileus and strip) using half strength Potato Dextrose Ager (PDA) plate. The pure culture was incubated at room temperature (28˚C ± 2˚C) [6].

2.5. DNA Extraction

A small tissue from the flesh section between the pileus and stipe of fruit body was cut with a sterilized knife and placed into a 1.5 ml centrifuge tube containing 300 µl 2X CTAB buffer and kept in −20˚C for DNA extraction. The specimens were ground with 200 mg of sterilized quartz sand then 2X CTAB extraction buffer were added for adjusted to 600 µl. Contents were then incubated at 60˚C in a water bath for 30 min with gentle swirling. The solution was then extracted two or three times with an equal volume of chloroform: isoamyl (24:1) at 13,000 rpm for 30 min until no interface was visible. The supernatant phase containing the DNA was precipitated by addition of 2.5 volumes of absolute ethanol and kept at −20˚C overnight. The DNA pellet was washed (70% ethanol) 2 times, dries (under vacuum), and resuspended in TE buffer (1 mM EDTE, 10 mM Tris-HCL, pH 8) and mixed together with RNase A (1 mg/ml−1). In addition some tissues specimens were extracted for DNA by using DNA extract Kits (NucleoSpin® Plant II, Macherey Nagel, Catalog no, 740770.50) following manufaturer’s protocal.

2.6. PCR Amplification Anf Sequencing of 28S rDNA and ITS

Approximately 900 nucleotides at the 5’ end of the nuclear large ribosomal subunit gene (28S rDNA) were amplified by OPERON primer pairs LROR (5’-ACCC GCTGAACTTAAGC-3’) and LR5 (5’-TCCTGAGGGA AAACTTCG-3’) [7]. A portion of the ITS region was performed by using a pair of universal primer ITS5 (5’- GGAAGTAGTCGTAACAAGG-3’) and ITS4 (5’-TCCT CCGCTTATTGATATGC-3’) (OPERON) [8].

Genomic DNA 3 µl was used in a standard 50 µM PCR mixture (25 mM MgCl2, 10 MG-free buffer, 2.5 µM dNTPs, 1.5 µM primers, and 1.5 unit of Taq DNA Polymerase-BioLabs M0267-S) under the following thermal condition: 94˚C for 30 s, 35 cycles of 94˚C for 30 s, 60˚C for 30 s, and 72˚C for 1.5 min. Amplicons were checked on 1% agarose gels stained with ethidium bromide under UV light. Negative control reaction omiting DNA were included in all sets of amplifications to monitor potential contamination by exogenous DNA. PCR products were purified using NecleoSpin® Extract II PCR clean-up Kit (Macherey Nagel, Catalog no. 740609.50) following manufacturer’s protocol. Te amplified 28S rDNA and ITSs fragments were directly sequenced. Sequencing reaction was performed and sequences determined automatically by Macrogen Company in Korea using PCR primer mentioned upper part.

3. RESULTS

Knowledge of Mushroom diversity is important

Table 1. Species classifications and distribution of the identified mushroom present.

(a)(b)(c)(d)

Figure 1. (a) Temperature range and the volume of found mushrooms; (b) The relative humidity and the mushrooms in the dry dipterocarp forest; (c) The pH range graph and the found mushrooms; (d) The intensity of light and the found mushrooms. 1 = Amanita hemibapha (Berk. et Broome) sacc Subsp. javanica Corner et Bas; 2 = Amanita princeps Corner et Bas; 3 = Amanita umbrinoluted; 4 = Termitomyces microcarpus (Berk. et Broome) Hiem; 5 = Termitomyces perforans Heim; 6 = Termitomyces straiatus Heim F. griseus Heim; 7 = Boletellus ananus (M.A. Curtis) Murrill a; 8 = Boletus campestris; 9 = Boletus curtsii Curtis; 10 = Boletus edulis Bull. ex Fr; 11 = Boletus luridus Schaeffer; 12 = Boletus nobilis Peck; 13 = Heimiella retispora (Pat. & Baker) Boedijn; 14 = Tylopilus plumbeoviolaceus (Snell & Dick); 15 = Russula emetic (Schaeff. & Fr.) S. F. Gray; 16 = Russula fageticola (Melzer); 17 = Russula foetens Fr.; 18 = Russula rosacea Pers Ex S.F. Gray; 19 = Russula virescens (Schaeff.) Fr; 20 = Russula violeipes Quiel; 21 = Alpova trappei Fogel; 22 = Cantharellus cibarius Fr.; 23 = Cantharellus aureus Berk. & Curt; 24 = Astraeus hygrometricus (Pers.) Morgan; 25 = Lentinus polychrlus Lev.; 26 = Microporus xanthopus (Fr.) Kuntze; 27 = Lactarius aquifluus Peck.; 28 = Lactarius glaucescecs Crossl.; 29 = Lectavius Piperatus (Scop. ex. Fr) S. F. Gray.; 30 = Lectavius virescens Fr.; 31 = Russula adusta (Pers ex Fr.) Fries.; 32 = Russula albidula Peck; 33 = Russula alboareolata Hongo.; 34 = Russula densifolia (Secr.) Gill.

because of their major roles in natural and managed ecosystems as ectomycorrhizal fungi. The fungal group becomes an important factor for reforestation program worldwide. Furthermore, they are important as food source for human beings and animals [9]. In addition fungal diversity as well as mushroom can also be used as a bio-indicator of environmental quality. Studies on the diversity and taxonomy (base on morphological characters and molecular analyses) of mushroom and other macro and other macro-fungi of Thailand are interested and need more investigation.

This study aims to complete the study of diversity and molecular relations of some stripe-tubulate mushroom collected from reserved rainforest in The Phuphan National Park, Sakhon Nakhon Province.

Diversity of Mushroom in Phuphan National Park, Sakhon Nakhon Province

The result of this study provided overviews of the diversity and molecular phylogeny of ectomycorrhizal mushroom in The Phuphan National Park, Sakhon Nakhon Province. Approxmimately 34 collections were recorded in The Phuphan National Park, Sakhon Nakhon Province over a two-year period from 2008 to 2009 during wet and cool dry season (January to November). Species classifications and distribution of the identified mushroom present in Table 1.

The study found that the first, there are a variety of mushrooms in dry dipterocarp forest on 2008-2009 at Phuphan national park, found 34 species in total. There were 26 types found in both years Amanita hemibapha subsp. javanica Corner & Bas, A. princeps Corner & Bas, A. umbrinolutea (Secr. ex Gillet) Bataille, Termitomyces microcarpus (Berk. & Br.) R. Heim, T. perforans Heim, T. striatus f. griseus Heim, Boletellus ananas (M. A. Curtis) Murrill, B. griseipurpureus Cor., B. edulis Bull. ex Fr., B. luridus Schaeffer ex Fr., Alpova trappei Fogel, Cantharellus cibarius Fries, Craterellus aureus Berk. & Curis, Astraeus hygrometricus (Pers.) Morgan, Lactarius aquifluus Peck, L. glaucescens Crossl., L. piperatus (Scop. ex Fr.) S.F. Gray, L. vellereus (Fr.) Fr., L. virescens Fr., R. densifolia (Secr.) Gill, R. emetica (Schaeff. & Fr.) S.F. Gray., R. xelempelina (Schaeff.) Fr., R. foetens (Pers.) Fr., R. rosacea (Pers. ex Secr.) Fries, R. violeipes Quél., R. virescens (Schaeff.) Fries. The mushroom types found only in 2008 were Boletus campestris A.H. Smith & Thiers, Heimiella retispora (Pat. & Bak.) Boedijn, Lentinus polychrorus Lév., Microporus xanthopus (Fr.) Kuntze and those found only in 2009 were Boletus curtisii M. A. Curtis, B. nobilis Peck, Russula alboareolata Hongo, R. cyanoxantha (Schaeff. ex Secr.) Fr. The mushrooms that had been found had significantly relations to the surrounding physical conditions, 22 species were found at the temperature range 29˚C - 30˚C (min 28˚C, max 31˚C, average 29˚C) as shown in Figure 1(a), most mushrooms (28 species) were found at the relative humidity range between 68% - 96% (min 54%, max 96%, the average relative 75%) as shown in Figure 1(b), 26 species found at pH range 7.0 - 7.9 (min 6, max 8.9, average 7) as shown in Figure 1(c), and 16 species found at the light intensity range of 150 - 500 lux (min 150, max 1800, average 970) as shown in Figure 1(d).

The second, there is a relationship between the Shorea siamensis Miq. and Amanita princeps Cor. & Bas., Amanita hemibapha (Berk. & Br.) Sacc. subsp. javanica. Cor. & Bas., Boletus chrysenteron Bull., Boletus griseipurpureus Cor. and Heimiella restipora (Pat & Bek.) Boedijn. at the intensity of spores 500, 5000, 50,000 per each—From the SPSS for ANOVA analysis, the Shorea siamensis Miq. had no relations to Amanita princeps Cor. & Bas., Amanita hemibapha (Berk. & Br.) Sacc. subsp. javanica. Cor. & Bas., Boletus chrysenteron Bull., Boletus griseipurpureus Cor. and Heimiella restipora (Pat & Bek.) Boedijn. in height and circumference growths of Shorea siamensis Miq. seedlings at the intensity of spores 500, 5000 and 50,000 per each Shorea siamensis Miq. at 95% level of confidence.

The third, by using the BLASTN computer programme to examine, compare and separate the differences 4 types of mushrooms’ DNA in the Amanitaceae and the Boletaceae families subjected to the PCR method, there were 4 findings i.e. 1342 DNAs bp. of Amanita princeps, 880 DNAs pb. of Boletus nobitis Peck, 1381 DNAs pb. of Boletus edulis Bull. ex Fr and 758 DNAs bp. of Heimiella resipora (Pat & Baker). The modern science can effectively identify types of mushrooms of the Amanita family as well as the difference levels of the molecule of each type of mushrooms [10-16].

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APPENDIX

Amanita hemibapha (Berk.et Broome) sacc. Subsp. javanica Corner et Bas.

Boletus campestris.

Boletus edulis Bull. ex Fr.

Boletus luridus Schaeffer.

Boletus nobilis Peck.

Heimiella retispora (Pat. & Baker) Boedijn.

Tylopilus plumbeoviolaceus (Snell & Dick).

Russula densifolia (Secr.) Gill.