A comprehensive phylogenetic classification of the kingdom Fungi is proposed, with
reference to recent molecular phylogenetic analyses, and with input from diverse members …

Fungal endophytes, a diverse group of primarily ascomycetous fungi defined functionally by
their occurrence within asymptomatic photosynthetic tissues of plants, occur in all major …

Forest trees form symbiotic associations with endophytic fungi which live inside healthy
tissues as quiescent microthalli. All forest trees in temperate zones host endophytic fungi …

A phylogeny of the fungal phylum Basidiomycota is presented based on a survey of 160 taxa
and five nuclear genes. Two genes, rpb2, and tef1, are presented in detail. The rpb2 gene is …

The new classification of protists from the International Society of Protistologists (Adl et al.,
2005) could not apply both the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature and the …

Chytridiomycosis is an emerging infectious disease of amphibians caused by the chytrid
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. The disease has been associated with global amphibian …

In 2005 and 2006, outbreaks of Fusarium keratitis associated with soft contact lens use
occurred in multiple US states and Puerto Rico. A case-control study conducted by the …

Fungi are the principal degraders of biomass in most terrestrial ecosystems. In contrast to
surface environments, deep-sea environmental gene libraries have suggested that fungi are …

Stagonospora nodorum is a major necrotrophic fungal pathogen of wheat (Triticum
aestivum) and a member of the Dothideomycetes, a large fungal taxon that includes many …

Synthesis of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by specific NADPH oxidases (Nox) can serve
both defense and differentiation signaling roles in animals and plants. Fungi have three …