Invasion biology: The golden oyster mushroom in North America

Authors

David Hibbett, Clark UniversityFollow
Prasanth Prabhu, Clark University
Javier F. Tabima, Clark UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Abstract

The golden oyster mushroom, Pleurotus citrinopileatus , is native to Asia and is rapidly expanding across North America. Two recent studies describe the genetic diversity of naturalized populations of P. citrinopileatus and their impact on indigenous fungal communities. © 2025 Elsevier Inc.

Publication Title

Current Biology

Publication Date

1-5-2026

Volume

36

Issue

1

First Page

R12

Last Page

R14

ISSN

0960-9822

DOI

10.1016/j.cub.2025.11.039

Keywords

genetic variation, introduced species, North America, Pleurotus

Repository Citation

Hibbett, David; Prabhu, Prasanth; and Tabima, Javier F., "Invasion biology: The golden oyster mushroom in North America" (2026). Biology. 445.
https://commons.clarku.edu/faculty_biology/445

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