Understanding how genetic differences among soil microorganisms regulate spatial patterns
in litter decay remains a persistent challenge in ecology. Despite fine root litter accounting …

Wood-decaying fungi tend to have characteristic substrate ranges that partly define their
ecological niche. Fomitopsis pinicola is a brown rot species of Polyporales that is reported …

The role of homeodomain (HD) transcription factors during development in animals is well
established since the identification of the homeobox gene clusters. In the kingdom Fungi …

Fungi in dead wood are subject to stressful conditions. To develop, they need to access
nutritive substrates, water, oxygen and a matrix to spread. Due to the structural organization …

Basidiomycota is one of the major phyla in the fungal tree of life. The outline of
Basidiomycota provides essential taxonomic information for researchers and workers in …

Background Wood-decay basidiomycetes are effective for the degradation of highly lignified
and recalcitrant plant substrates. The degradation of lignocellulosic materials by brown-rot …

Anther-smut fungi provide a powerful system to study host–pathogen specialization and
coevolution, with hundreds of Microbotryum species specialized on diverse …

Fruiting bodies of fungi are rich in multiple types of bioactive compounds with (potential)
pharmaceutical effects. Many kinds of mushrooms are thus highly valued in traditional …

Conventional agriculture generally relies on monocultures and external inputs, such as
synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, which not only impact on farmer's economy and health …

Advances in genomics and transcriptomics accompanying the rapid accumulation of omics
data have provided new tools that have transformed and expanded the traditional concepts …