Fungal endophytes: diversity and functional roles

RJ Rodriguez, JF White Jr, AE Arnold… - New …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
All plants in natural ecosystems appear to be symbiotic with fungal endophytes. This highly
diverse group of fungi can have profound impacts on plant communities through increasing …

Global Emergence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and Amphibian Chytridiomycosis in Space, Time, and Host

MC Fisher, TWJ Garner… - Annual review of …, 2009 - annualreviews.org
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is a chytrid fungus that causes chytridiomycosis in
amphibians. Only named in 1999, Bd is a proximate driver of declines in global amphibian …

The Ascomycota tree of life: a phylum-wide phylogeny clarifies the origin and evolution of fundamental reproductive and ecological traits

CL Schoch, GH Sung, F López-Giráldez… - Systematic …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Abstract We present a 6-gene, 420-species maximum-likelihood phylogeny of Ascomycota,
the largest phylum of Fungi. This analysis is the most taxonomically complete to date with …

A class-wide phylogenetic assessment of Dothideomycetes

CL Schoch, PW Crous, JZ Groenewald… - Studies in …, 2009 - ingentaconnect.com
We present a comprehensive phylogeny derived from 5 genes, nucSSU, nucLSU rDNA,
TEF1, RPB1 and RPB2, for 356 isolates and 41 families (six newly described in this volume) …

High diversity of fungi in air particulate matter

J Fröhlich-Nowoisky, DA Pickersgill… - Proceedings of the …, 2009 - National Acad Sciences
Fungal spores can account for large proportions of air particulate matter, and they may
potentially influence the hydrological cycle and climate as nuclei for water droplets and ice …

[HTML][HTML] The fungi

JE Stajich, ML Berbee, M Blackwell, DS Hibbett… - Current Biology, 2009 - cell.com
The Kingdom Fungi, home to molds, mushrooms, lichens, rusts, smuts and yeasts,
comprises eukaryotes with remarkably diverse life histories that make essential contributions …

A phylogenetic estimation of trophic transition networks for ascomycetous fungi: are lichens cradles of symbiotrophic fungal diversification?

AE Arnold, J Miadlikowska, KL Higgins… - Systematic …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Fungi associated with photosynthetic organisms are major determinants of terrestrial
biomass, nutrient cycling, and ecosystem productivity from the poles to the equator. Whereas …

[HTML][HTML] Genomic Analysis of the Basal Lineage Fungus Rhizopus oryzae Reveals a Whole-Genome Duplication

LJ Ma, AS Ibrahim, C Skory, MG Grabherr… - PLoS …, 2009 - journals.plos.org
Rhizopus oryzae is the primary cause of mucormycosis, an emerging, life-threatening
infection characterized by rapid angioinvasive growth with an overall mortality rate that …

The ecology of the Zygomycetes and its impact on environmental exposure

M Richardson - Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Zygomycetes are unique among filamentous fungi in their great ability to infect a broader,
more heterogeneous population of human hosts than other opportunistic moulds. Various …

Comparative genomic analyses of the human fungal pathogens Coccidioides and their relatives

TJ Sharpton, JE Stajich, SD Rounsley… - Genome …, 2009 - genome.cshlp.org
While most Ascomycetes tend to associate principally with plants, the dimorphic fungi
Coccidioides immitis and Coccidioides posadasii are primary pathogens of …