by Ma Suet-yee. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 119-131). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Acknowledgment --- p.i / Abstract --- p.ii / 摘要 --- p.iv / Table of Contents --- p.vi / List of Tables --- p.x / List of Figures --- p.xii / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Ganoderma lucidum --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.1 --- History of Ganoderma lucidum --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.2 --- Classification --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.3 --- Macroscopic and microscopic structure --- p.2 / Chapter 1.1.4 --- Ganoderma lucidum as a pathogen --- p.3 / Chapter 1.1.5 --- Availability of tree hosts in Hong Kong --- p.4 / Chapter 1.1.6 --- Medicinal effects --- p.5 / Chapter 1.2 --- Study of Populations in Fungi --- p.6 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- Definition of Population --- p.6 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- Study of Fungal Populations --- p.7 / Chapter 1.2.3 --- Techniques for Population Studies in Fungi --- p.7 / Chapter 1.2.3.1 --- Somatic Incompatibility Test / Chapter 1.2.3.2 --- Isozyme Analysis / Chapter 1.2.3.3 --- Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphisms (RFLPs) / Chapter 1.2.3.4 --- Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Amplification / Chapter 1.3 --- Mitochondrial DNA (mt-DNA) in Fungi --- p.14 / Chapter 1.3.1 --- Inheritance in mt-DNA --- p.15 / Chapter 1.3.2 --- Mitochondrial DNA in Population Studies --- p.15 / Chapter 1.3.2.1 --- Mitochondrial small-subunit (mt-SSU) rDNA / Chapter 1.3.2.2 --- Cytochrome oxidase 3 (cox3) / Chapter 1.4 --- Biodiversity study on Ganoderma species --- p.19 / Chapter 1.5 --- Environment Pollutants in Hong Kong --- p.20 / Chapter 1.5.1 --- Air quality in Hong Kong --- p.20 / Chapter 1.5.2 --- Soil quality in Hong Kong --- p.20 / Chapter 1.5.3 --- Toxicity of pollutants --- p.23 / Chapter 1.5.4 --- Accumulation of heavy metals by G. lucidum --- p.26 / Chapter 1.6 --- Objectives of Study --- p.27 / Chapter 1.7 --- Project Strategies --- p.28 / Chapter 1.7.1 --- Survey on distribution and collection of Ganoderma lucidum in Hong Kong --- p.28 / Chapter 1.7.2 --- Genetic divergences of G. lucidum mitochondrial genes --- p.28 / Chapter 1.7.3 --- Contaminations on field collected G. lucidum --- p.29 / Chapter 1.8 --- Significance of Study --- p.29 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Materials and Methods --- p.30 / Chapter 2.1 --- Collection of Ganoderma lucidum in Hong Kong --- p.30 / Chapter 2.2 --- Tissue Isolation --- p.30 / Chapter 2.3 --- Somatic Incompatibility Test --- p.36 / Chapter 2.4 --- Molecular Identification --- p.40 / Chapter 2.4.1 --- Extraction of DNA --- p.40 / Chapter 2.4.2 --- Gel electrophoresis --- p.41 / Chapter 2.4.3 --- Strain authentication by arbitrarily primed polymerase chain reaction (APPCR) --- p.41 / Chapter 2.4.4 --- PCR of mt-SSU rDNA and --- p.43 / Chapter 2.4.5 --- Sequencing of mt-SSU rDNA and cox3 --- p.44 / Chapter 2.4.6 --- Comparison of G. lucidum complex with other Ganoderma and related species / Chapter 2. 4.7 --- Phylogenetic analyses --- p.46 / Chapter 2.5 --- Investigation of pollutants in Ganoderma lucidum collected in Hong Kong --- p.46 / Chapter 2.5.1 --- Metal analysis --- p.48 / Chapter 2.5.1.1 --- Acid digestion / Chapter 2.5.1.2 --- Statistical analysis / Chapter 2.5.2 --- Organic pollutant analysis --- p.49 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Result --- p.52 / Chapter 3.1 --- Collection of Ganoderma lucidum in Hong Kong --- p.52 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- Field observation --- p.52 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Macroscopic characteristics --- p.52 / Chapter 3.1.3 --- Microscopic characteristics --- p.53 / Chapter 3.2 --- Somatic Incompatibility Test --- p.56 / Chapter 3.3 --- DNA fingerprints by Arbitrarily-Primed PCR --- p.57 / Chapter 3.4 --- Sequencing of mt-SSU rDNA region of G. lucidum and related species --- p.60 / Chapter 3.4.1 --- Genetic variability in mt-SSU rDNA region of G. lucidum --- p.60 / Chapter 3.4.2 --- mt-SSU rDNA region of G. lucidum and other related species --- p.61 / Chapter 3.4.3 --- Phylogenetic analysis of mt-SSU rDNA region --- p.61 / Chapter 3.5 --- Sequencing of cox3 region --- p.71 / Chapter 3.5.1 --- Genetic variability in cox3 region of G. lucidum --- p.71 / Chapter 3.5.2 --- cox3 region of G. lucidum and other related species --- p.72 / Chapter 3.5.3 --- Phylogenetic analysis of cox3 region --- p.72 / Chapter 3.6 --- Metal content of field G. lucidum --- p.82 / Chapter 3.7 --- Organic pollutants in field collected G. lucidum --- p.90 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Discussion --- p.93 / Chapter 4.1 --- Collection of Ganoderma lucidum in Hong Kong --- p.93 / Chapter 4.1.1 --- Differentiation of G. lucidum and related species in the G lucidum species complex --- p.93 / Chapter 4.1.2 --- Field observation --- p.94 / Chapter 4.2 --- Biodiversity of populations of G. lucidum in Hong Kong --- p.95 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Individualism of G. lucidum --- p.95 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Genetic variability in mt-SSU rDNA region of G. lucidum --- p.96 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- Genetic variability in cox3 region of G. lucidum --- p.98 / Chapter 4.2.4 --- Lineages of G. lucidum collected in Hong Kong --- p.100 / Chapter 4.2.5 --- Cryptic phylogenetic species --- p.101 / Chapter 4.3 --- Contamination of field collected Ganoderma lucidum in Hong Kong --- p.106 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Metal contents in field collected G. lucidum in Hong Kong --- p.106 / Chapter 4.3.1.1 --- Metal contents of G. lucidum fruiting bodies collected at each site / Chapter 4.3.1.2 --- General discussion of metals / Chapter 4.3.1.3 --- Consumption of field collected G. lucidum fruiting bodies / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Comparison of metal contents between field collected Hong Kong G. lucidum with other mushrooms collected from other places --- p.112 / Chapter 4.3.3 --- Survey of organic pollutants in field collected G. lucidum in Hong Kong --- p.113 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Conclusion --- p.116 / Chapter Chapter 6 --- Further investigation --- p.118 / Chapter Chapter 7 --- Reference --- p.119
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_324066 |
| Date | January 2002 |
| Contributors | Ma, Suet-yee., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Biology. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, xiii, 131 leaves : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 30 cm. |
| Coverage | China, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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