The skin microbiome
The skin is the human body's largest organ, colonized by a diverse milieu of
microorganisms, most of which are harmless or even beneficial to their host. Colonization is …
microorganisms, most of which are harmless or even beneficial to their host. Colonization is …
Regulatory circuitry governing fungal development, drug resistance, and disease
Pathogenic fungi have become a leading cause of human mortality due to the increasing
frequency of fungal infections in immunocompromised populations and the limited …
frequency of fungal infections in immunocompromised populations and the limited …
Finished Genome of the Fungal Wheat Pathogen Mycosphaerella graminicola Reveals Dispensome Structure, Chromosome Plasticity, and Stealth Pathogenesis
SB Goodwin, S Ben M'Barek, B Dhillon… - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
The plant-pathogenic fungus Mycosphaerella graminicola (asexual stage: Septoria tritici)
causes septoria tritici blotch, a disease that greatly reduces the yield and quality of wheat …
causes septoria tritici blotch, a disease that greatly reduces the yield and quality of wheat …
The plant cell wall–decomposing machinery underlies the functional diversity of forest fungi
DC Eastwood, D Floudas, M Binder, A Majcherczyk… - Science, 2011 - science.org
Brown rot decay removes cellulose and hemicellulose from wood—residual lignin
contributing up to 30% of forest soil carbon—and is derived from an ancestral white rot …
contributing up to 30% of forest soil carbon—and is derived from an ancestral white rot …
Discovery of novel intermediate forms redefines the fungal tree of life
Fungi are the principal degraders of biomass in terrestrial ecosystems and establish
important interactions with plants and animals,,. However, our current understanding of …
important interactions with plants and animals,,. However, our current understanding of …
Archaeorhizomycetes: unearthing an ancient class of ubiquitous soil fungi
Estimates suggest that only one-tenth of the true fungal diversity has been described.
Among numerous fungal lineages known only from environmental DNA sequences, Soil …
Among numerous fungal lineages known only from environmental DNA sequences, Soil …
Coevolution of morphology and virulence in Candida species
DS Thompson, PL Carlisle, D Kadosh - Eukaryotic cell, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
Many of the major human fungal pathogens are known to undergo morphological changes,
which in certain cases are associated with virulence. Although there has been an intense …
which in certain cases are associated with virulence. Although there has been an intense …
Validation and application of a PCR primer set to quantify fungal communities in the soil environment by real-time quantitative PCR
N Chemidlin Prévost-Bouré, R Christen, S Dequiedt… - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Fungi constitute an important group in soil biological diversity and functioning. However,
characterization and knowledge of fungal communities is hampered because few primer …
characterization and knowledge of fungal communities is hampered because few primer …
Horizontal transfer of a large and highly toxic secondary metabolic gene cluster between fungi
Genes involved in intermediary and secondary metabolism in fungi are frequently physically
linked or clustered. For example, in Aspergillus nidulans the entire pathway for the …
linked or clustered. For example, in Aspergillus nidulans the entire pathway for the …
One hundred new species of lichenized fungi: a signature of undiscovered global diversity
HT Lumbsch, T Ahti, S Altermann, GA De Paz… - Phytotaxa, 2011 - biotaxa.org
The number of undescribed species of lichenized fungi has been estimated at roughly
10,000. Describing and cataloging these would take the existing number of taxonomists …
10,000. Describing and cataloging these would take the existing number of taxonomists …