Chinese and foreign scientists have jointly discovered a new type of luminescent fungus

Science and Technology Daily Reporter September 11 from China
Kunming Plant Research Institute was informed that the institute's woody resources exploration and agro-for-forest composite system construction team Xu Jianchu research team in cooperation with foreign counterparts, found a new species of glowing fungus.
are wonderful creations in nature, with some kinds of glowing in animals, plants, fungi and bacteria. There are 97 known luminescent fungal groups worldwide.
" luminescent fungus relies on fluorinase to glow, and when fluoride reacts when it is catalyzed by fluorinase in aerobic conditions, the fungus's sub-body or mycelium emits light. Xu Jianchu introduced that bioluminescent fungi have been paid great attention to because of their wide application in medicine, agriculture and ecological environment sensors. Previous studies have suggested that fungal luminescence is the embodiment of ecological adaptation, mainly to attract insects, protect themselves from harm, in spore dispersion than other fungi have an advantage.
2018, the Xu Jianchu Research Group, in collaboration with Indian scientists, has carried out a number of joint expeditions in north-eastern India. The team found the glowing fungus on some dead bamboo stems in the bamboo forests of Meghalaya.
Through the International GenBank database, they conducted a standard search of the sequence of the new fungus and analyzed it from regional morphological features and system development to find that the luminescent fungus belonged to the Rorido genus, a new species, which is also the first reported genus in India. The findings have been published in the international journal Plant Classification.