A starting guide to root ecology: strengthening ecological concepts and standardising root classification, sampling, processing and trait measurements
In the context of a recent massive increase in research on plant root functions and their
impact on the environment, root ecologists currently face many important challenges to keep …
impact on the environment, root ecologists currently face many important challenges to keep …
Best practices in metabarcoding of fungi: from experimental design to results
The development of high‐throughput sequencing (HTS) technologies has greatly improved
our capacity to identify fungi and unveil their ecological roles across a variety of ecosystems …
our capacity to identify fungi and unveil their ecological roles across a variety of ecosystems …
FungalTraits: a user-friendly traits database of fungi and fungus-like stramenopiles
S Põlme, K Abarenkov, R Henrik Nilsson, BD Lindahl… - Fungal diversity, 2020 - Springer
The cryptic lifestyle of most fungi necessitates molecular identification of the guild in
environmental studies. Over the past decades, rapid development and affordability of …
environmental studies. Over the past decades, rapid development and affordability of …
[HTML][HTML] Unambiguous identification of fungi: where do we stand and how accurate and precise is fungal DNA barcoding?
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 …
second largest group of organisms based on global richness estimates, with around 3 …
[HTML][HTML] The numbers of fungi: Contributions from traditional taxonomic studies and challenges of metabarcoding
The global diversity of fungi has been estimated using several different approaches. There is
somewhere between 2–11 million estimated species, but the number of formally described …
somewhere between 2–11 million estimated species, but the number of formally described …
The UNITE database for molecular identification of fungi: handling dark taxa and parallel taxonomic classifications
RH Nilsson, KH Larsson, AFS Taylor… - Nucleic acids …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Abstract UNITE (https://unite. ut. ee/) is a web-based database and sequence management
environment for the molecular identification of fungi. It targets the formal fungal barcode—the …
environment for the molecular identification of fungi. It targets the formal fungal barcode—the …
Mycobiome diversity: high-throughput sequencing and identification of fungi
Fungi are major ecological players in both terrestrial and aquatic environments by cycling
organic matter and channelling nutrients across trophic levels. High-throughput sequencing …
organic matter and channelling nutrients across trophic levels. High-throughput sequencing …
High-throughput sequencing view on the magnitude of global fungal diversity
High-throughput DNA sequencing has dramatically transformed several areas of biodiversity
research including mycology. Despite limitations, high-throughput sequencing is nowadays …
research including mycology. Despite limitations, high-throughput sequencing is nowadays …
[HTML][HTML] Fungal biodiversity and their role in soil health
M Frąc, SE Hannula, M Bełka, M Jędryczka - Frontiers in microbiology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Soil health, and the closely related terms of soil quality and fertility, is considered as one of
the most important characteristics of soil ecosystems. The integrated approach to soil health …
the most important characteristics of soil ecosystems. The integrated approach to soil health …
Fungal identification using molecular tools: a primer for the natural products research community
Fungi are morphologically, ecologically, metabolically, and phylogenetically diverse. They
are known to produce numerous bioactive molecules, which makes them very useful for …
are known to produce numerous bioactive molecules, which makes them very useful for …