Pleurotus citrinopileatus Singer is an edible wood-decaying saprotroph characterized by its bright yellow color. It is also called tamogitake (Japanese), the “mushroom that grows on tamo trees (Fraxinus mandshurica)” (Ikuo, 1990). Pleurotus citrinopileatus was introduced to North America from East Asia and has spread rapidly in North America. The rapid growth of P. citrinopileatus could be attributed to its ability to outcompete the saprotrophic fungal community in wood.  We aim to understand the combatative mechanisms of P. citrinopleatus and various wood decay fungi. Carter Peterson is leading this work. Aiswarya Veerabahu, Ph.D student in the Pringle Lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is studying the Population genomics of the Golden oyster mushroom. Read more about Aiswarya's project here:https://pringlelab.github.io/gom_community_project/index.html