Morphological and Molecular Identification of Oyster Mushroom [Pleurotus Ostreatus (Jacq.) P. Kumm]

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Abstract Oyster mushroom ( Pleurotus ostreatus ) is fleshy, edible fungi and used throughout the world. Among the most well-known species of mushrooms, Pleurotus sp. is the third most popularly grown mushroom in the world and rank second in India. The most well-known species of Pleurotus are P. ostreatus, P. florida, P. eryngii, P. cystidiosis, P. flabellatus, P. cornucopie, and P. sajor-caju. According to the morphological, molecular character and ITS sequencing, the Pleurotus ostreatus was distinguish from the other species. The cap (pileus) of the oyster mushroom has whitish to grey color and fleshy. Stipe cream and smooth surface. Spores are whitish to lilac grey in mass, cylindrical to oblong shape. Spore print was white in color. Whitish mycelium growth in PDA plate. The ITS sequence was submitted to gene bank NCBI and it was accepted by NCBI with accession number MW446165.