Advances in genomics and transcriptomics accompanying the rapid accumulation of omics
data have provided new tools that have transformed and expanded the traditional concepts …

The Fungal Genetics Conferences, held biannually on the grounds of the Asilomar
Conference Center in Pacific Grove, CA, USA, are the premier gatherings for fungal …

Ophiocordyceps australis (Ascomycota, Hypocreales, Ophiocordycipitaceae) is a classic
entomopathogenic fungus that parasitizes ants (Hymenoptera, Ponerinae, Ponerini) …

We present a comprehensive phylogeny derived from 5 genes, nucSSU, nucLSU rDNA,
TEF1, RPB1 and RPB2, for 356 isolates and 41 families (six newly described in this volume) …

Botryosphaeria dothidea is a latent pathogen with global importance to woody plant health,
which causes serious tree trunk cankers on Chinese hickory. To date, only one Illumina …

Oomycetes, a large group of fungus-like organisms, include some destructive plant
pathogens causing enormous economic damage. Phylogenetically, oomycetes belong to …

Zymoseptoria tritici (syn. Mycosphaerella graminicola, Septoria tritici) is a haploid fungus
belonging to the class Dothideomycetes. It is the causal agent of septoria leaf blotch–one of …

Prototheca zopfii commonly exists in the environment, and causes invasive infections
(protothecosis) in humans. The morbidity of protothecosis has increased rapidly in recent …

Botryosphaeriales was introduced in 2006 for a single family Botryosphaeriaceae. Since
then the number of families has increased as a result of the transfer of one family …

Neofusicoccum parvum and N. ribis (Botryosphaeriaceae, Ascomycetes) are closely related,
plant pathogenic fungi with a world-wide distribution on a wide range of woody hosts …