[HTML][HTML] A review of the fungi that degrade plastic

AH Ekanayaka, S Tibpromma, D Dai, R Xu… - Journal of fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
Plastic has become established over the world as an essential basic need for our daily life.
Current global plastic production exceeds 300 million tons annually. Plastics have many …

[HTML][HTML] Alternaria alternata as endophyte and pathogen

M DeMers - Microbiology, 2022 - microbiologyresearch.org
Alternaria alternata is a common species of fungus frequently isolated from plants as both an
endophyte and a pathogen. Although the current definition of A. alternata rests on a …

[HTML][HTML] Taming the beast: a revised classification of Cortinariaceae based on genomic data

K Liimatainen, JT Kim, L Pokorny, PM Kirk, B Dentinger… - Fungal Diversity, 2022 - Springer
Family Cortinariaceae currently includes only one genus, Cortinarius, which is the largest
Agaricales genus, with thousands of species worldwide. The species are important …

Insights into the Ecological Diversification of the Hymenochaetales based on Comparative Genomics and Phylogenomics With an Emphasis on Coltricia

H Zhao, YC Dai, F Wu, XY Liu, S Maurice… - Genome Biology and …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
To elucidate the genomic traits of ecological diversification in the Hymenochaetales, we
sequenced 15 new genomes, with attention to ectomycorrhizal (EcM) Coltricia species …

Mammalian mycophagy: a global review of ecosystem interactions between mammals and fungi

TF Elliott, C Truong, SM Jackson… - Fungal Systematics …, 2022 - ingentaconnect.com
The consumption of fungi by animals is a significant trophic interaction in most terrestrial
ecosystems, yet the role mammals play in these associations has been incompletely …

Evolution of the mode of nutrition in symbiotic and saprotrophic fungi in forest ecosystems

A Lebreton, Q Zeng, S Miyauchi… - Annual Review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
In this review, we highlight the main insights that have been gathered from recent
developments using large-scale genomics of fungal saprotrophs and symbiotrophs …

Speciation Underpinned by Unexpected Molecular Diversity in the Mycorrhizal Fungal Genus Pisolithus

JM Plett, S Miyauchi, E Morin, K Plett… - Molecular biology …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The mutualistic ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungal genus Pisolithus comprises 19 species
defined to date which colonize the roots of> 50 hosts worldwide suggesting that substantial …

Mycelium composites for sustainable development in developing countries: The case for Africa

S Akromah, N Chandarana… - Advanced Sustainable …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The socio‐economic struggles in Africa are partly attributed to the low productivity of the
agricultural sector. The Sustainable Development Goals Centre for Africa (SDGC/A) and the …

Biogeographic history of a large clade of ectomycorrhizal fungi, the Russulaceae, in the Neotropics and adjacent regions

J Hackel, TW Henkel, PA Moreau, E De Crop… - New …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The biogeography of neotropical fungi remains poorly understood. Here, we reconstruct the
origins and diversification of neotropical lineages in one of the largest clades of …

Family matters inside the order Agaricales: systematic reorganization and classification of incertae sedis clitocyboid, pleurotoid and tricholomatoid taxa based on an …

A Vizzini, P Alvarado, G Consiglio… - Studies in …, 2024 - ingentaconnect.com
The phylogenetic position of several clitocyboid/pleurotoid/tricholomatoid genera previously
consideredincertae sedis is here resolved using an updated 6-gene dataset of Agaricales …