Biomarker detection for disease diagnosis using cost-effective microfluidic platforms

ST Sanjay, G Fu, M Dou, F Xu, R Liu, H Qi, XJ Li - Analyst, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Early and timely detection of disease biomarkers can prevent the spread of infectious
diseases, and drastically decrease the death rate of people suffering from different diseases …

International Society of Human and Animal Mycology (ISHAM)-ITS reference DNA barcoding database—the quality controlled standard tool for routine identification of …

L Irinyi, C Serena, D Garcia-Hermoso… - Medical …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Human and animal fungal pathogens are a growing threat worldwide leading to emerging
infections and creating new risks for established ones. There is a growing need for a rapid …

Composition of fungal and bacterial communities in forest litter and soil is largely determined by dominant trees

M Urbanová, J Šnajdr, P Baldrian - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
In forest ecosystems, trees represent the major primary producers and affect the chemical
composition and microbial processes in the ecosystem via specific litter chemistry and …

One fungus, which genes? Development and assessment of universal primers for potential secondary fungal DNA barcodes

JB Stielow, CA Levesque, KA Seifert… - … and Evolution of …, 2015 - ingentaconnect.com
The aim of this study was to assess potential candidate gene regions and corresponding
universal primer pairs as secondary DNA barcodes for the fungal kingdom, additional to ITS …

[PDF][PDF] Shotgun metagenomes and multiple primer pair-barcode combinations of amplicons reveal biases in metabarcoding analyses of fungi

L Tedersoo, S Anslan, M Bahram, S Põlme, T Riit… - …, 2015 - mycokeys.pensoft.net
Rapid development of high-throughput (HTS) molecular identification methods has
revolutionized our knowledge about taxonomic diversity and ecology of fungi. However …

[HTML][HTML] Resolving the Phoma enigma

Q Chen, JR Jiang, GZ Zhang, L Cai, PW Crous - Studies in mycology, 2015 - Elsevier
The Didymellaceae was established in 2009 to accommodate Ascochyta, Didymella and
Phoma, as well as several related phoma-like genera. The family contains numerous plant …

Generic concepts in Nectriaceae

L Lombard, NA Van der Merwe… - Studies in …, 2015 - ingentaconnect.com
The ascomycete family Nectriaceae (Hypocreales) includes numerous important plant and
human pathogens, as well as several species used extensively in industrial and commercial …

Soil microbial biomass C: N: P stoichiometry and microbial use of organic phosphorus

C Heuck, A Weig, M Spohn - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
Microbial mineralization and immobilization of nutrients strongly influence soil fertility. We
studied microbial biomass stoichiometry, microbial community composition, and microbial …

Towards unraveling relationships in Xylariomycetidae (Sordariomycetes)

IC Senanayake, SSN Maharachchikumbura, KD Hyde… - Fungal Diversity, 2015 - Springer
The classification of subclass Xylariomycetidae is revisited with additional collections and
phylogeny based on novel rDNA sequence data. Phylogenetic inferences are provided and …

Soil carbon content drives the biogeographical distribution of fungal communities in the black soil zone of northeast China

J Liu, Y Sui, Z Yu, Y Shi, H Chu, J Jin, X Liu… - Soil Biology and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Black soils (Mollisols) are one of the most important soil resources for maintaining food
security in China, and they are mainly distributed in northeast China. A previous …