Mycobiology (Jul 2021)

Evaluation of Genetic Diversity and Population Structure Analysis among Germplasm of Agaricus bisporus by SSR Markers

  • Hyejin An,
  • Hwa-Yong Lee,
  • Hyeran Shin,
  • Jun Hyoung Bang,
  • Seahee Han,
  • Youn-Lee Oh,
  • Kab-Yeul Jang,
  • Hyunwoo Cho,
  • Tae Kyung Hyun,
  • Jwakyung Sung,
  • Yoon-Sup So,
  • Ick-Hyun Jo,
  • Jong-Wook Chung

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/12298093.2021.1940746
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 49, no. 4
pp. 376 – 384

Abstract

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Agaricus bisporus is a popular edible mushroom that is cultivated worldwide. Due to its secondary homothallic nature, cultivated A. bisporus strains have low genetic diversity, and breeding novel strains is challenging. The aim of this study was to investigate the genetic diversity and population structure of globally collected A. bisporus strains using simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers. Agaricus bisporus strains were divided based on genetic distance-based groups and model-based subpopulations. The major allele frequency (MAF), number of genotypes (NG), number of alleles (NA), observed heterozygosity (HO), expected heterozygosity (HE), and polymorphic information content (PIC) were calculated, and genetic distance, population structure, genetic differentiation, and Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium (HWE) were assessed. Strains were divided into two groups by distance-based analysis and into three subpopulations by model-based analysis. Strains in subpopulations POP A and POP B were included in Group I, and strains in subpopulation POP C were included in Group II. Genetic differentiation between strains was 99%. Marker AB-gSSR-1057 in Group II and subpopulation POP C was confirmed to be in HWE. These results will enhance A. bisporus breeding programs and support the protection of genetic resources.

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