Found a new mushroom in Lam Dong

Recently, the second shiitake species has been identified in Vietnam and the 8th in the world. This finding has been internationally recognized after the study was published in international scientific journals.

The new fungus named Bach Kim Huong.

Associate Professor, Dr. Le Xuan Tham - Former Director of Lam Dong Department of Science and Technology, said that he and his officials said that this mushroom was discovered and researched by Bach Kim Huong , which has been researched since 2009. with many modern methods.

Genetic analysis showed that Platinum's genome did not overlap with any of the previously discovered species of shiitake mushrooms in the world. Prof. Dr. Le Xuan Tham said that this fungus is distributed in Cat Tien forest area (located in Dong Nai and Lam Dong territory), the research team has found that in this area there are exotic breeds, people often eat like other types of non-toxic mushrooms picked up in the forest.

Currently, the research team collaborated with University of Toronto (Canada) to analyze the spores of Bach Kim Huong in Da Lat Nuclear Research Institute and later published the study. According to Mr. Tham, Prof. Dr. David Hibbett (Dai Harvard) contacted the research team Bach Kim Huong to propose a cooperative study on this precious mushroom and included it in the Genome Project - a major project of the new US Department of Energy genome research.