The internal transcribed spacer (ITS) of nuclear ribosomal DNA is one of the most commonly
used DNA markers in plant phylogenetic and DNA barcoding analyses, and it has been …

DNA barcoding has had a major impact on biodiversity science. The elegant simplicity of
establishing massive scale databases for a few barcode loci is continuing to change our …

Novel high‐throughput sequencing methods outperform earlier approaches in terms of
resolution and magnitude. They enable identification and relative quantification of …

The indoor microbiome is a complex system that is thought to depend on dispersal from the
outdoor biome and the occupants' microbiome combined with selective pressures imposed …

Fungi are eukaryotes that play essential roles in ecosystems. Among fungi, Basidiomycota is
one of the major phyla with more than 40,000 described species. We review species …

Fungi are key players in vital ecosystem services, spanning carbon cycling, decomposition,
symbiotic associations with cultivated and wild plants and pathogenicity. The high …

The ribosomal rRNA genes are widely used as genetic markers for taxonomic identification
of microbes. Particularly the small subunit (SSU; 16S/18S) rRNA gene is frequently used for …

Fusarium ranks as one of the world's most economically destructive and species-rich groups
of mycotoxigenic plant pathogens (Aoki et al. 2014). These ubiquitous molds produce a …

Eutrophication substantially influences the community structure of aquatic organisms and
has become a major threat to biodiversity. However, whether eutrophication is linked to …

The publication of a large number of taxon names at all levels within the arbuscular
mycorrhizal fungi (Glomeromycota) has resulted in conflicting systematic schemes and …