| Summary: | Reishi Mushroom, Ganoderma, is considered one of important wood-decaying medicinal mushrooms. This study
aimed to identify three samples of this genus in Mosul city in February and April 2019. Three species of Ganoderma were
collected from three various trees including Eucalyptus, Morus, and Olea (olive) in Mosul City, Northern Iraq. Their
identifications and their DNA sequences were genetically identified by using PCR techniques according to detect nuclear
ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions. Results exhibited the finding of Ganoderma resinaceum, Ganoderma
applanatum, and Ganoderma sp. This study is first attempt to identify Reishi Mushroom by molecular methods in Iraq. Thus, the
current study is considered new good data in the field of mushroom in Iraq especially based on the molecular strategies in the
identification.
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