National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) spacecraft assembly facilities are
monitored for the presence of any bacteria or fungi that might conceivably survive a transfer …

Abstract Development of multicellularity was one of the major transitions in evolution and
occurred independently multiple times in algae, plants, animals, and fungi. However recent …

Cellular adaptation to stressful environments such as starvation is essential to the survival of
microbial communities, but the uniform response of the cell community may lead to entire …

Convergent evolution is pervasive in nature, but it is poorly understood how various
constraints and natural selection limit the diversity of evolvable phenotypes. Here, we …

Only a few transcription factors involved in mushroom development have been reported till
now, Therefore, identification of transcription factors in common edible mushroom has …

The chytrids (phylum Chytridiomycota) are a major fungal lineage of ecological and
evolutionary importance. Despite their importance, many fundamental aspects of chytrid …

Polysaccharides derived from Agrocybe cylindracea have been demonstrated to exhibit
various bioactivities. However, studies on their structural characteristics during the growth …

The evolution of multicellularity paved the way for significant increases in biological
complexity. Although multicellularity has evolved many times independently, we know …

Since the emergence of the first fungi some 700 million years ago, unicellular yeast-like
forms have emerged multiple times in independent lineages via convergent evolution. While …

Prototaxites (Nematophyta) is among the most enigmatic of terrestrial fossils. This Late
Silurian–Late Devonian taxon formed multiple types of tubular filaments of varying size …