Mushroom is cultivated as one of the major economical crops in many areas of the Korea. The total production have steadily increased approximately 151,913 M/T in 2000 to 186,400 M/T in 2007. This study was carried out to investigate applicability of mushroom production using various organic media resources within the country. Eight organic resources were collected from various areas. Pleurotus ostreatus and Fulammulina velutipes showed the highest growth at the media of 10% red ginseng marc, 20% lacquer tree, 20% Juglans mandshurica, 10% Cudrania tricuspidata, 10~20% Acer pensylvanicum, 10% Lindera glauca. Mushroom mycelial growth at red ginseng marc media was slower than that of the control. But the sponin of the red ginseng was not detected at the fruiting body grown from red ginseng marc media, And three organic resources(barly powder, sweet potato powder, potato powder) was used to substitute rice bran used in mushroom cultivation. Pleurotus ostreatus and Fulammulina velutipes showed the highest growth at 10~30% sweet potato powder, 20% barly powder and 10% potato powder.

Agaricus bisporus grows on a substrate known as compost, which is a product of aerobic fermentation by various microorganisms. These organisms convert and degrade the straw and form lignin humus complex which is utilized later on by the population of organisms. Theses microflora play a key role in the process of composting and can be regarded as the active agents in the preparation of nutrient medium as many of them may ultimately contribute themselves to the nutrition of A. bisporus. The diversity of microflora according to growing farmhouse and fruiting body of Agaricus bisporus were investigated. The aerobic bacteria and Bacillus as longer of turning stage of compost pile were increased. And, thermophilic actinomycetes and fluorescent Pseudomonas sp. showed high density after the pasteurization stage. But Tricoderma sp. was decreased toward the end of turning stage of compost pile. Ten mushroom farms was selected to research of microflora of fruiting body of button mushroom. The microflora showed significant difference according to mushroom farms. The bacteria density was 0.4~41.6×105 cfu/ml and the fungus was 1.3~3.9×103 cfu/ml. But The microorganism density was not significant change for the storage periods. These isolates were classified into Chryseobacterium indologenes(6 strains), Pseudomonas agarici(5 strains), Sphingobacterium multivorum(2 strains), Flavobacterium anhuiense(2 strains), Microbacterium sp.(10 strains), Pseudomonas sp.(13 strains) on the basis of 16 rDNA analysis. The most dominants of these species were Chryseobacterium indologenes and Pseudomonas agarici.

Several bacteria have been known as the causal agents of certain diseases of the cultivated button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) and oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus). It is well known as bacterial diseases of the cultivated mushroom such as brown blotch, mummy disease, bacterial pit, bacterial rot and weeping disease, ginger blotch, and drippy gill. Brown blotch is the most critical cause of crop loss in the commercial mushroom industry. The classical bacterial blotch disease of mushrooms is caused by a fluorescent pseudomonad, Pseudomonas tolaasii. Affected mushrooms show lesions which become dark chocolate-brown, are wet, and deeply pit the caps and stalks. Although Pseudomonas tolaasii has been known as the casual agent of bacterial blotch, much controversy exists regarding the identification of this bacterium and whether blotch may be caused by more than one organism. This study was carried out to investigate characterization and biological control of Pseudomonas tolaasi and other possible browning pathogens isolated from cultivated mushrooms. One hundred seventy four bacteria were isolated from the cultivated mushroom and collected from main producing districts throughout the country. The isolates were classified into Pseudomonas tolaasii(20 strains), Pseudomonas gingeri(1 strains), Pseudomonas agarici(4 strains), Pseudomonas putida(11 strains), Pseudomonas sp.(46 strains), Ewingella americana(14 strains), Stenotrophomonas sp.(4 strains), and others(74 strains) on the basis of 16 rDNA analysis. The most dominants of these species were Pseudomonas tolaasii and Ewingella americana. Pseudomonad isolates were mainly divided into two groups in white line test and a sharply defined white line of precipitate forms in Pseudomonas agar F(Difco) between the opaque white colonies of P. tolaasii and translucent colonies of certain unidentified pseudomonads. The white line test was positive when 20 isolates of P. tolaasi from different countries were examined, whereas 62 isolates of pseudomonads did not give the white line reaction with a reacting translucent colony Pseudomonas. All the isolates tested for white line forming bacteria including P. tolaasi were highly pathogenic to mushroom tissue. Although browning of mushrooms in host tests does not perfectly help in the identification of P. tolaasi, a conspicuous pitting produced at the cut surface of mushroom tissue is as specific as the white line test in detecting P. tolaasii in suspension in distilled water. URP2F primers of 20-mer were used to assess the genetic diversity of white line forming bacteria. The phylogenetic tree was constructed by using the neighbor-joining method. In the analysis of RAPD pattern, all isolates of white line precipitate have some of the different genetic traits as collected districts. Phylogenetic analysis of 16S rDNA revealed that twenty isolates including white line forming bacteria were closely related to P. tolaasii and showed high similarity. To biological control on bacterial browning disease of cultivated mushrooms, six hundreds plant extracts (332 EtOH extracts, 268 water extracts) was used for control of mushroom disease. Thirty plant extracts in bacterial disease(Pseudomonas tolaasii, P. agarici, B. gladioli, E. americana) and thirty three in fungus disease(T. harzianum, C. mycophilum, V. fungicola) showed strong anti-microbes activity. They showed stronger anti-microbes activity at ethanol extracts than water extracts. MIC of extract BCW128 on Pseudomonas tolaasii was 700ppm and HDE17 was 330ppm. MIC of extract YCE107 on P. agarici was 330ppm, JGE96 was 330ppm and BCW128 was 700ppm. The bacteria inhibit tolaasin secreted by Pseudomonas tolaasii was selected three genus(Bacillus sp. etc). Now we are carrying out more research on these bacteria.

The price of mushrooms harvested by bottle cultivation is rapidly dropping and the income of farm households is also rapidly decreasing due to the increase of production cost. Although some of these mushroom farms have employed the systems of mass production, they are in financial difficulty because of the investment they need to do for facilities such as cultivation room and automated systems. In the other hands, some retailers want to buy a small volume of mushrooms of many different mushrooms produced by the small farms and these small farms was required to investigate the common cultural condition for mushroom production of many different mushrooms. In this study, we investigated the common cultural conditions for production of many different mushrooms (e.g., Pleurotus eryngii and Agrocybe cylindracea) at the bottle cultivation farms. The cultural period of Pleurotus eryngii and Agrocybe cylindracea was 30~35 days. The optimum temperature of the mycelial growth was 25~28℃ with the growth room being maintained about 20~23℃ with the consideration of the respiration heat of the mycelium. The temperature of mushroom growth room was 16~18℃ for all growth periods. In our results, Pleurotus eryngii and Agrocybe cylindracea produced the highest yields at the substrate formulation of sawdust 75%, rice brain 20%, soybean cake wastes 5%, water contents 70% and 850 ml P.P. In the long run, our results will result in the development of new automatic cultivation model and increase the income of small production farms.

본 시험은 국내외에서 수집한 꽃송이버섯균 22균주에 대하여 분자생물학적 유연관계를 분석하고자 하였다. 수집균주의 ribosomal DNA의 ITS 영역에 대한 cleaved amplified polymorphic sequence (CAPS) 분석 결과, KACC50866은 다른 균주들과 20%이하의 유연관계를 나타내었으며 나머지 균주들은 90% 이상의 유연관계를 보이면서 4그룹으로 구분되었다. 따라서 이들의 세분화된 분자생물학적 구분을 위하여 rDNA ITS 영역의 염기서열분석을 하여 구분하여 본 결과 KACC50866 균주는 다른 꽃송이버섯균과 유연관계가 매우 낮은 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 나머지 21개 균주는 같은 그룹으로 구분되어 있어 같은 종으로 생각할 수 있으나, 이들을 좀더 세분하기 위해서는 미토콘드리아의 유전자 서열 분석 등이 병행되어야 할 것으로 판단된다.

‘Samkang’ a new variety of oyster mushroom, fitting for the bottle culture, was bred and by mating between monokaryons isolated from MT05433 and AE1-1. In the major characteristics of fruit body, the pilei were thick and dark-gray and the pileistripes were thick and long with softness. It was great in elasticity and cohesivness of tissue as compare to chunchu-1ho. The optimum temperature for the mycelial growth was around 26~28℃ and that for the pinheading and growth of fruitbody was around 14~16℃. In the bottle culture, it was required around 26 days in incubation period and 4 days in primordia formation. The fruit body was grew vital and uniform. The yield were shown by 136.5g/bottle.

Mushroom is cultivated in many areas of the Korea as one of the major economical crops. The production areas have steadily increased approximately 3,674 ha in 2002 to 4,118 ha in 2005. Several bacteria have been known as the causal agents of certain diseases of cultivated button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus, and oyster mushroom, Pleurotus ostreatus. It is well known as bacterial diseases of the cultivated mushroom such asbrown blotch, mummy disease, bacterial pit, bacterial rot and weeping disease, ginger blotch, and drippy gill. Unknown soft rot bacterium was isolated from sunken browning symptom of cultivated oyster mushrooms grown in Korea. The symptoms are appear as a sunken browning lesions on the caps of affected mushrooms. The bacterium causes a rapid soft rot of cultivated mushrooms in comparison with brown blotch bacteria at temperatures above 25℃. From these lesions we isolated one bacterial strain (designated OM1). Inoculation of bacterial isolates into mushroom caps yielded characteristic sunken brown, watersoaked and severe soft rot symptoms, but which were indistinguishable in early stage from those of the bacterial brown blotch well known to mushroom growers. Results of Gram stain and biochemical tests identified this isolate as Burkholderia gladioli pv. agaricicola. This was confirmed by pathogenicity, physiological and biochemical characteristics, and results of an analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequences and the fatty acids profile. This is the first report of the isolation of B. gladioli pv. agaricicola from cultivated oyster mushroom in Korea.

국립원예특작과학원 버섯과에 보존하고 있는 볏짚버섯속 (Agrocybe ) 30균주에 대하여 버섯발생 실험을 실시하고, 자실체의 형태적 특성을 조사하였다. 볏짚버섯속 균주중 톱밥배지를 사용한 병재배에서 자실체가 발생된 것은 19균주 이었다. 이중 ASI 19007 등 13균주(Ⅰ; A. chaxingu )와, ASI 19003 등 5균주(Ⅱ; A. cylindracea ), ASI 19008(Ⅲ; Agrocybe sp.)로 그룹 지어졌는데, ASI 19008은 균배양기간, 버섯발생기간 등 재배적 특성과 자실체의 형태적 특징이 다른 2그룹과 차이가 많았다. 또한 재배 계절에 따라 재배적 특성이 다르게 나타났는데 봄, 가을, 겨울에는 ASI 19003 균주가, 여름에는 ASI 19007 균주가 수량이 많고 품질도 좋았다. 따라서 본 연구결과는 계절에 알맞은 품종의 선택을 통하여 볏짚버섯속균의 연중 안정생산이 가능하여 농가소득 증대에 기여할 것으로 본다.

본 시험의 볏짚버섯속(Agrocybe) 2균주 ASI19003(A. cylindracea; 버들송이)와 '차신고'로 불려지는 ASI19016(A. chaxingu)의 배양생리 및 재배적 특성 비교에서 종간에는 많은 차이가 있었다. 균사생장 최적온도는 ASI19003이 28 , ASI19016이 30 이었으며 배지산도는 고체배지 평판배양의 경우 ASI19003과 ASI19016 균주 공히 pH 5.5∼7.0 범위에서 잘 자랐다. 그러나 액체배지 정치배양에서는 ASI19003이 pH 5.5에서, ASI19016이 pH 5.0에서 잘 자랐으며 ASI19016 균주의 경우 액체배지의 pH 6.0∼7.5 범위에서는 균사생장이 매우 저조한 특이적 현상을 나타내었다. 탄소원으로는 ASI19003이 lactose, ASI19016 균주가 fructose에서 잘 자라고, 질소원으로 ASI19003이 asparagine > alanine > glycine, ASI19016이 ammonium tartrate > asparagine > glycine > alanine 순이었다. 봄재배 시 ASI19003은 배양기간이 27일, 초발이소요일수 13일로 ASI19016의 29일과 17일보다 총재배기간이 6일 빨랐으며, 850 ㎖ PP병당 자실체 수량도 ASI19003이 114 g으로 ASI19016의 100g보다 15%가 많았다. 한편 여름재배 시 ASI19003은 배양기간이 29일, 초발이소요일수 11일로 ASI19016의 30일과 12일보다 총재배기간이 3일 빨랐다. 그러나 버섯 생육기에 온도가 상승하면 ASI19003 균주는 자실체 색이 옅어지고 조직이 물러지는 등 상품성이 낮아지는 단점이 있으나, ASI19016은 고온기에 오히려 버섯 발생이 빨라지고 자실체의 갓 색깔도 짙게 유지되는 장점이 있다. 따라서 봄, 가을과 겨울철에는 다수성인 ASI19003(버들송이)을, 여름철 고온기에는 상품성이 좋은 ASI19016(차신고)균주를 재배품종으로 선택함으로써 버들송이류 버섯의 상품성을 연중 내내 유지하면서 안정적인 공급이 가능할 것으로 본다.

여름철 팽이버섯 병재배시 톱밥배지에서 발생하는 균사생장 억제증상의 원인을 구명하고 그 경감대책을 확립하기 위하여 톱밥배지 배합시 물온도를 24℃(상온수)와 6℃(저온수)로 하고, 배지제조후 살균전 경과시간을 0, 3, 6, 9시간으로 달리하여 팽이버섯의 재배시험을 수행하였다. 배지제조 후 살균전 시간이 경과함에 따라 배지온도가 상승하고, pH는 6.5에서 5.2∼5.6으로 낮아지는 경향이었다. 이때 톱밥배지 내에서 세균밀도가 증가하였으며, 물온도 24℃에서는 6℃보다 6시간 이후의 세균밀도가 1.9∼4.1배 높았다. 톱밥배지에서 분리한 세균과 대치배양시 팽이버섯균의 생장이 억제되었다. 또한 배지제조후 살균전 시간이 경과함에 따라 배지내의 전질소 함량이 감소하였으며 유리당의 함량도 종류에 따라서 증가 또는 감소하였다. 배지배합시 24℃물 처리구는 6℃물 처리구에 비하여 팽이버섯 병재배사에서 균배양기간 및 버섯발생기간이 각각 1∼2일 지연되는 경향이었으며, 자실체 수량도 저온수 처리구에서 안정적이었다. 그리고 9시간 경과한 배지에서는 균사생장이 정지되었다. 배지제조후 경과시간에 따라 팽이버섯 발생기간은 1∼3일이 지연이 되었으며, 자실체수량은 6시간이 경과된 배지에서 7∼12% 감소하는 경향이었다. 본 시험은 여름철 고온기의 팽이버섯 재배시 배지제조에 6℃이하의 저온수를 사용하여 배지내 미생물 증식을 억제시키고, 입병작업을 마치는 즉시 고압살균 함으로써 배지의 성분을 안정화시켜 버섯의 안정생산에 기여할 것으로 기대된다.

최근에 국외로부터 수집된 균주의 생리적 및 재배적 특성을 조사하고자 일련의 실험을 수행하였다. 수집균주 ASI2394(큰느타리3호)의 최적배지는 YM배지로 균사생장이 6.1 ㎜/7일로 가장 빨랐으며 그 다음은 MCM, PDA배지순이었다. 그리고 기존 보급종인 큰느타리1호(ASI 2302)와 비교시 배지의 선택성이 비교적 넓은 경향으로 나타났다. 균사생장 최적배양온도는 25∼28 이었다. 자실체 수량은 ASI 2394가 117±16 g/850㎖, 기존품종은 76±14 g으로 수집균주가 54% 증수되었다. 그리고 개체중도 ASI2394 균주가 41±27 g으로 기존품종보다 월등히 무거웠다. 또한 대가 굵고, 갓이 두꺼우며, 갓의 형태가 우산형으로 상품성이 좋은 것으로 나타났다. 톱밥 병재배시 ASI2394 균주는 균배양기간이 30일(액체종균 이용시는 27일) , 균긁기 후 버섯 수확까지 21일이 소요되어 기존품종보다 각각 3일씩 단축되었다. 따라서 총 재배기간이 6일 단축되어 재배회수가 연간 5.4회에서 6.0회로 높아지므로 재배사 이용율이 향상되어 농가의 소득향상에 기여할 것으로 기대된다.