Taxonomic names are key links between various databases that store information on
different organisms. Several global fungal nomenclural and taxonomic databases (notably …

True fungi (Fungi) and fungus-like organisms (eg Mycetozoa, Oomycota) constitute the
second largest group of organisms based on global richness estimates, with around 3 …

Fungi have shaped the biosphere since the development of life on Earth. Despite fungi
being present in all environments, most of the available fungal research has focused on …

Fungal secondary metabolites are defined by bioactive properties that ensure adaptation of
the fungus to its environment. Although some of these natural products are promising …

The accessibility to next-generation sequencing (NGS) techniques has enabled the
sequencing of hundreds of genomes of species representing all kingdoms. In the case of …

Driven by significant technical developments in analytical instrumentation and the
tremendous advances in biological sciences, a change in paradigm from reductionist to …

Molecular methods for the analysis of biomolecules have undergone rapid technological
development in the last decade. The advent of next-generation sequencing methods and …

Primary metabolism affects all phenotypical traits of filamentous fungi. Particular examples
include reacting to extracellular stimuli, producing precursor molecules required for cell …

Filamentous fungi have been important as model organisms since the beginning of modern
biological inquiry and have benefitted from open data since the earliest genetic maps were …

Fungi research and knowledge grew rapidly following recent advances in genetics and
genomics. This book synthesizes new knowledge with existing information to stimulate new …