The Genome Sequence of Agrocybe aegerita provides insights into the conservation of many fruiting-related genes and a versatile repertoire of biopolymer-degrading enzymes. Agrocybe aegerita genome sequencing project

Agrocybe aegerita is high-quality commercially cultivated edible mushroom which is a saprotrophic and facultative pathogenic fungus causing a weak white-rot of hardwood in temperate forests. Its cultivation and fructification on solidified media and mushroom morphology make Agrocybe aegerita a well-suited model for investigating mushroom developmental biology. The genome of the species provides insights into carbohydrate active genes and genes known to be involved in fruiting body formation.