Current insights into fungal species diversity and perspective on naming the environmental DNA sequences of fungi

B Wu, M Hussain, W Zhang, M Stadler, X Liu, M Xiang - Mycology, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The global bio-diversity of fungi has been extensively investigated and their species number
has been estimated. Notably, the development of molecular phylogeny has revealed an …

Crossing kingdoms: how the mycobiota and fungal-bacterial interactions impact host health and disease

W Santus, JR Devlin, J Behnsen - Infection and Immunity, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
The term “microbiota” invokes images of mucosal surfaces densely populated with bacteria.
These surfaces and the luminal compartments they form indeed predominantly harbor …

High-throughput sequencing view on the magnitude of global fungal diversity

P Baldrian, T Větrovský, C Lepinay, P Kohout - Fungal Diversity, 2022 - Springer
High-throughput DNA sequencing has dramatically transformed several areas of biodiversity
research including mycology. Despite limitations, high-throughput sequencing is nowadays …

[HTML][HTML] Longitudinal survey of fungi in the human gut: ITS profiling, phenotyping, and colonization

S Raimondi, A Amaretti, C Gozzoli, M Simone… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The fungal component of the intestinal microbiota of eight healthy subjects was studied over
12 months using metagenome survey and culture-based approaches. Aspergillus, Candida …

[HTML][HTML] The bad and the good—microorganisms in cultural heritage environments—an update on biodeterioration and biotreatment approaches

A Pyzik, K Ciuchcinski, M Dziurzynski, L Dziewit - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cultural heritage objects constitute a very diverse environment, inhabited by various
bacteria and fungi. The impact of these microorganisms on the degradation of artworks is …

[HTML][HTML] DNA metabarcoding for the characterization of terrestrial microbiota—pitfalls and solutions

D Francioli, G Lentendu, S Lewin, S Kolb - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Soil-borne microbes are major ecological players in terrestrial environments since they cycle
organic matter, channel nutrients across trophic levels and influence plant growth and …

[HTML][HTML] ITS alchemy: on the use of ITS as a DNA marker in fungal ecology

H Kauserud - Fungal Ecology, 2023 - Elsevier
High throughput sequencing of PCR amplicons derived from environmental DNA (aka DNA
metabarcoding) has become an integral part of fungal ecology, enabling in-depth …

[HTML][HTML] Overview of the Potential Role of Malassezia in Gut Health and Disease

M Spatz, ML Richard - Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Malassezia is the most prevalent fungus identified in the human skin microbiota; originally
described at the end of the nineteenth century, this genus is composed of at least 14 …

[HTML][HTML] Microscale pollen release and dispersal patterns in flowering grass populations

CA Frisk, GP Apangu, GM Petch, S Creer… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Characterizing pollen release and dispersion processes is fundamental for knowledge
advancement in ecological, agricultural and public health disciplines. Understanding pollen …

Delimiting species in Basidiomycota: a review

B Cao, D Haelewaters, N Schoutteten, D Begerow… - Fungal Diversity, 2021 - Springer
Species delimitation is one of the most fundamental processes in biology. Biodiversity
undertakings, for instance, require explicit species concepts and criteria for species …