Using mating-type gene sequences for improved phylogenetic resolution of Collectotrichum species complexes

M Du, CL Schardl, EM Nuckles, LJ Vaillancourt - Mycologia, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
Colletotrichum species are defined primarily on the basis of host preference and
morphology of the organism in planta and in culture. However the genus contains several …

Invasion biology of Australian ectomycorrhizal fungi introduced with eucalypt plantations into the Iberian Peninsula

J Díez - Biological Invasions, 2005 - Springer
In the last two centuries, several species of Australian eucalypts (eg Eucalyptus
camaldulensis and E.␣ globulus) were introduced into the Iberian Peninsula for the …

Pezizalean mycorrhizas and sporocarps in ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) after prescribed fires in eastern Oregon, USA

KE Fujimura, JE Smith, TR Horton, NS Weber… - Mycorrhiza, 2005 - Springer
Post-fire Pezizales fruit commonly in many forest types after fire. The objectives of this study
were to determine which Pezizales appeared as sporocarps after a prescribed fire in the …

Approaching the taxonomic affiliation of unidentified sequences in public databases–an example from the mycorrhizal fungi

RH Nilsson, E Kristiansson, M Ryberg, KH Larsson - Bmc Bioinformatics, 2005 - Springer
Background During the last few years, DNA sequence analysis has become one of the
primary means of taxonomic identification of species, particularly so for species that are …

Molecular methods for research on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in India: problems and prospects

SR Reddy, PK Pindi, SM Reddy - Current science, 2005 - JSTOR
Research on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), presently, is at the crossroads. Some
aspects like their beneficial role in overall plant growth under diverse edaphic conditions …

Phylogenetic studies of Terfezia pfeilii and Choiromyces echinulatus (Pezizales) support new genera for southern African truffles: Kalaharituber and Eremiomyces

Y Ferdman, S Aviram, RB Nurit, JM Trappe… - Mycological …, 2005 - cambridge.org
The ITS region including the 5.8 S rRNA gene as well as the 5′ end of the 28S rRNA gene
of hypogeous Pezizaceae and Tuberaceae were studied to clarify the generic placement of …

Mycorrhizal inoculum potentials of pure reclamation materials and revegetated tailing sands from the Canadian oil sand industry

G Bois, Y Piché, MYP Fung, DP Khasa - Mycorrhiza, 2005 - Springer
Recent improvements in the management of oil sand tailings used by the Canadian oil sand
industry have resulted in the production of composite tailing sands (CT): a new challenging …

Morphological and molecular systematics of Rocky Mountain alpine Laccaria

TW Osmundson, CL Cripps, GM Mueller - Mycologia, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
The alpine zone is comprised of habitats at elevations above treeline, and macromycetes
play important ecological roles as decomposers and mycorrhizal symbionts here as …

Tests of species concepts of the small, white, European group of Tuber spp. based on morphology and rDNA ITS sequences with special reference to Tuber …

K Halász, Z Bratek, D Szegő, S Rudnóy, I Rácz… - Mycological …, 2005 - Springer
Several taxonomic problems arise in the group of small, white European truffles, probably
due to the over-emphasized significance of certain morphological features of ascomata. The …

Distribution of termite egg-mimicking fungi (“termite balls”) in Reticulitermes spp.(Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) nests in Japan and the United States

K Matsuura - Applied Entomology and Zoology, 2005 - jstage.jst.go.jp
A termite egg-mimicking fungus was discovered in nests of the Japanese subterranean
termite Reticulitermes speratus in 1997 and was reported for the first time in 2000. This …