Tag: Sameerika Mudiyanselage

Ph.D. student Sameerika Mudiyanselage (left) and her advisor Samuel Martins (right) sampling mushrooms with bacterial blotch symptoms in a mushroom farm in the Southern United States. Photo credit: UF/IFAS Samuel Martins

DNA analyses uncover what is hiding under the cap plaguing the white button mushroom industry

by Lourdes Mederos
May 5, 2026

UF/IFAS researchers discovered that bacterial blotch in white button mushrooms is caused by a complex of multiple bacteria, not a single pathogen as previously believed. The disease significantly impacts mushroom growers by reducing ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Blog Community, Crops, Farm Management, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Bacteria, Bacterial Blotch, Beneficial Microbes, Department Of Plant Pathology, Eco-friendly, Essential Oils, Farming, Food Is Medicine, Growers, Health Benefits, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Kitchen Staple, Microbial Communities, Mushrooms, News, Nutrient-dense Foods, Pathogen, Plant‑based, Romina Gazis, Sameerika Mudiyanselage, Samuel Martins, Specialty Crop, Sustainable Farming, U.S. Department Of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, USDA-NIFA, Vegetables
Champiñones blancos en distintas etapas de crecimiento cultivados dentro de un entorno de producción controlado.

Análisis de ADN revela el origen oculto bajo el sombrero del hongo que está afectando a la industria del champiñón blanco

by Luz Bahder
May 5, 2026

Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS. Un estudio de University of Florida ha logrado un avance clave para comprender una enfermedad que, durante más de un ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Conservation, Crops, Farm Management, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: 17 Especies, ADN, Bacteria Patógena, Bacterias, Centro De Investigación Y Educación Tropical (TREC), Champiñones, Champiñones Blancos, Champiñones Comunes, Comunidades Microbianas, Cultivo, Cultivo Especializado, Departamento De Patología Vegetal De UF IFAS, Enfermedad, Enfermedad En Los Champiñones, Ensayos De Laboratorio, Español, Estudio, Food Is Medicine En Español, Hongo, Hongos, Instituto Nacional De Alimentos Y Agricultura USDA-NIFA, Investigacion, La Comida Como Medicina, Mancha Bacteriana, Mancha Bacteriana Del Champiñón Blanco, Manchas, Métodos De Diagnóstico, Patógenos Bacterianos, Penn State, Perfiles Químicos, Romina Gazis, Sameerika Mudiyanselage, Samuel Martins, Secuenciación De ADN, Sostenibilidad, Spanish, Subvencion, Tratamientos, UF-IFAS, University Of Delaware

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