The fungal kingdom comprises a hyperdiverse clade of heterotrophic eukaryotes
characterized by the presence of a chitinous cell wall, the loss of phagotrophic capabilities …

Sex is shrouded in mystery. Not only does it preferentially occur in the dark for both fungi
and many animals, but evolutionary biologists continue to debate its benefits given costs in …

Agaricus bisporus is the model fungus for the adaptation, persistence, and growth in the
humic-rich leaf-litter environment. Aside from its ecological role, A. bisporus has been an …

The question of how phenotypic and genomic complexity are inter‐related and how they are
shaped through evolution is a central question in biology that historically has been …

Fungi are often inconspicuous in nature and this means it is all too easy to overlook their
importance. Often referred to as the “Forgotten Kingdom”, fungi are key components of life …

大多数可栽培的食用菌是属于担子菌的大型真菌, 具有复杂的交配型系统,
通常涉及到两类交配型基因, 即编码同源域转录因子的A 交配型基因以及编码脂肽信息素和信息 …

abstract In the phylum Basidiomycota, a wide variety of lifestyles are represented. These
range from well‐known and conspicuous wood‐decaying mushrooms, plant growth …

Three members of the Puccinia genus, Puccinia triticina (Pt), P. striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst),
and P. graminis f. sp. tritici (Pgt), cause the most common and often most significant foliar …

Fungi can be found in almost all sorts of habitats competing with an even higher number of
other organisms. As a consequence fungi developed a number of strategies for protection …

Complex multicellularity represents the most advanced level of biological organization and it
has evolved only a few times: in metazoans, green plants, brown and red algae and fungi …