Fungal-specific PCR primers developed for analysis of the ITS region of environmental DNA extracts

KJ Martin, PT Rygiewicz - BMC microbiology, 2005 - Springer
Abstract Background The Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) regions of fungal ribosomal DNA
(rDNA) are highly variable sequences of great importance in distinguishing fungal species …

An open source software package for automated extraction of ITS1 and ITS2 from fungal ITS sequences for use in high-throughput community assays and molecular …

RH Nilsson, V Veldre, M Hartmann, M Unterseher… - fungal ecology, 2010 - Elsevier
We introduce an open source software utility to extract the highly variable ITS1 and ITS2
subregions from fungal nuclear ITS sequences, the region of choice for environmental …

Integrated evolution of ribosomal RNAs, introns, and intron nurseries

SO Rogers - Genetica, 2019 - Springer
The initial components of ribosomes first appeared more than 3.8 billion years ago during a
time when many types of RNAs were evolving. While modern ribosomes are complex …

Cenococcum

KF LoBuglio - Ectomycorrhizal fungi key genera in profile, 1999 - Springer
Cenococcum geophilum Fr. is one of the most frequently encountered ECM fungi in nature.
This genus is cosmopolitan and is well recognized for its extremely wide host and habitat …

Comparative Physiological and Transcriptome Analysis Provide Insights into the Response of Cenococcum geophilum, an Ectomycorrhizal Fungus to Cadmium …

Y Shi, T Yan, C Yuan, C Li, C Rensing, Y Chen, R Xie… - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cadmium (Cd) displays strong toxicity, high mobility, and cannot be degraded, which poses
a serious threat to the environment. Cenococcum geophilum (C. geophilum) is one of the …

Analysis of nrDNA sequences and microsatellite allele frequencies reveals a cryptic chanterelle species Cantharellus cascadensis sp. nov. from the American Pacific …

SM Dunham, TE O'dell, R Molina - Mycological research, 2003 - cambridge.org
In the Pacific Northwest, yellow chanterelles have long been referred to as Cantharellus
cibarius, synonymous with the European yellow chanterelle. Broad scale genetic surveys of …

Characterization of Pacific golden chanterelle (Cantharellus formosus) genet size using co‐dominant microsatellite markers

SM Dunham, A Kretzer, ME Pfrender - Molecular Ecology, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
We characterized five co‐dominant microsatellite markers and used them to study Pacific
golden chanterelle (Cantharellus formosus) genet size and its relation to forest age and …

A diverse population of introns in the nuclear ribosomal genes of ericoid mycorrhizal fungi includes elements with sequence similarity to endonuclease-coding genes

S Perotto, P Nepote-Fus, L Saletta… - Molecular Biology …, 2000 - academic.oup.com
Ericoid mycorrhizal fungi form symbioses with the roots of members of the Ericales. Although
only two genera have been identified in culture, the taxonomic diversity of ericoid symbionts …

Diversity of Cenococcum geophilum isolates from serpentine and non-serpentine soils

DG Panaccione, NL Sheets, SP Miller, JR Cumming - Mycologia, 2001 - Taylor & Francis
Serpentine soils are characterized by a disproportionate level of Mg in relation to Ca and
often contain phytotoxic levels of available Ni. Both of these factors may represent stresses …

Revisiting phylogenetic diversity and cryptic species of Cenococcum geophilum sensu lato

K Obase, GW Douhan, Y Matsuda, ME Smith - Mycorrhiza, 2016 - Springer
Abstract The fungus Cenococcum geophilum Fr.(Dothideomycetes, Ascomycota) is one of
the most common ectomycorrhizal fungi in boreal to temperate regions. A series of …