Wounding to the mycelia of five mushroom species caused them to be susceptible to Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. The high transformation rate indicated that the wounds generated by mechanical means were a highly conclusive for agroinfiltration. Some transformants of Ganoderma lucidum were distinctive from the wild type in their morphology and antioxidative activity.

• Jang-Won Choi(1Department of Bioindustry, Daegu University)
• Hee-Sung Park(Department of Biotechnology, Catholic University of Daegu) Corresponding author