Neonothopanus nambi

Fungi

Family: Omphalotaceae · Genus: Neonothopanus

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Neonothopanus nambi is a poisonous and bioluminescent mushroom in the family Omphalotaceae. The genetic and molecular mechanisms underlying this species' bioluminescence were published in 2019, the first to be elucidated for a fungus. In 2020, genes from this fungus were used to create bioluminescent tobacco plants.

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