Fungi are major ecological players in both terrestrial and aquatic environments by cycling
organic matter and channelling nutrients across trophic levels. High-throughput sequencing …

Covering: 2002 to 2020 In their natural environment, fungi must compete for resources. It
has been hypothesized that this competition likely induces the biosynthesis of secondary …

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 …

This article provides an outline of the classification of the kingdom Fungi (including fossil
fungi. ie dispersed spores, mycelia, sporophores, mycorrhizas). We treat 19 phyla of fungi …

The taxonomy of the genus Colletotrichum has undergone tremendous changes over the
last decade, with over 200 species being currently recognised and species complexes being …

Prediction of taxonomy for marker gene sequences such as 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) is a
fundamental task in microbiology. Most experimentally observed sequences are diverged …

Abstract Index Fungorum, Species Fungorum and MycoBank are the key fungal
nomenclature and taxonomic databases that can be sourced to find taxonomic details …

Fungal communities associated with plants and soil influence plant fitness and ecosystem
functioning. They are frequently studied by metabarcoding approaches targeting the …

Fungi in the class Leotiomycetes are ecologically diverse, including mycorrhizas,
endophytes of roots and leaves, plant pathogens, aquatic and aero-aquatic hyphomycetes …

Fungi play many essential roles in ecosystems. They facilitate plant access to nutrients and
water, serve as decay agents that cycle carbon and nutrients through the soil, water and …