Sexual reproduction is the basic way to form high genetic diversity and it is beneficial in
evolution and speciation of fungi. The global diversity of teleomorphic species in …

Species concepts have long provided a source of debate among biologists. These lively
debates have been important for reaching consensus on how to communicate across …

The study of microbiota has been revolutionized by the development of DNA metabarcoding.
This sequence-based approach enables the direct detection of microorganisms without the …

Endophytes are endosymbiotic fungi or bacteria that invade and colonize the plant tissue
without harming their respective host. Since fungal endophytes live inside the host tissues …

Yunnan Province, China, is famous for its abundant wild edible mushroom diversity and a
rich source of the world's wild mushroom trade markets. However, much remains unknown …

Culture techniques are vital in both traditional and modern fungal taxonomy. Establishing
sexual–asexual links and synanamorphs, extracting DNA and secondary metabolites are …

A recent paper (Sharkey et al. 2021a) describing 416 new species of Braconidae parasitoid
wasps (Hymenoptera) from Area de Conservación Guanacaste in Costa Rica has reignited …

Species delimitation is one of the most fundamental processes in biology. Biodiversity
undertakings, for instance, require explicit species concepts and criteria for species …

In phylogenomics the evolutionary relationship of organisms is studied by their genomic
information. A common approach to phylogenomics is to extract related genes from each …

Abstract Seborrheic dermatitis (SD) affects 2–5% of the global population, with imbalances
in the skin microbiome implicated in its development. This study assessed the impact of an …