The fungal genus Heterobasidion includes some of the most devastating conifer pathogens
in the boreal forest region. In this study, we showed that the alphapartitivirus Heterobasidion …

Ligninolytic heme peroxidases comprise an extensive family of enzymes, which production
is characteristic for white-rot Basidiomycota. The majority of fungal heme peroxidases are …

Background The white-rot fungi in the genus Ganoderma interact with both living and dead
angiosperm tree hosts. Two Ganoderma species, a North American taxon, G. zonatum and …

Rust fungi are a group of fungal pathogens that cause some of the world's most destructive
diseases of trees and crops. A shared characteristic among rust fungi is obligate biotrophy …

Emerging fungal pathogens are a threat to forest and agroecosystems, as well as animal
and human health. How pathogens evolve from nonpathogenic ancestors is still poorly …

Lignin represents the second most abundant biopolymer of the plant cell wall. Among
microorganisms, fungi are the most efficient lignin decomposers. The discovery of …

Mating systems, that is, whether organisms give rise to progeny by selfing, inbreeding or
outcrossing, strongly affect important ecological and evolutionary processes. Large …

Numerous polyketides are known from bacteria, plants, and fungi. However, only a few have
been isolated from basidiomycetes. Large scale genome sequencing projects now help …

Inonotus obliquus is a pathogenic fungus found in living trees and has been widely used as
a traditional medicine for cancer therapy. Although lignocellulose-degrading enzymes are …

Background G. boninense is a hemibiotrophic fungus that infects oil palms (Elaeis
guineensis Jacq.) causing basal stem rot (BSR) disease and consequent massive economic …