Ecology of the plastisphere

LA Amaral-Zettler, ER Zettler, TJ Mincer - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2020 - nature.com
The plastisphere, which comprises the microbial community on plastic debris, rivals that of
the built environment in spanning multiple biomes on Earth. Although human-derived debris …

[HTML][HTML] Novel bioactive compounds from marine sources as a tool for functional food development

S Ghosh, T Sarkar, S Pati, ZA Kari, HA Edinur… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The marine environment is a relatively unexplored source of functional ingredients that can
be used in food processing, storage, and fortification in a variety of ways. Marine …

The numbers of fungi: is the descriptive curve flattening?

KD Hyde, R Jeewon, YJ Chen, CS Bhunjun… - Fungal Diversity, 2020 - Springer
The recent realistic estimate of fungal numbers which used various algorithms was between
2.2 and 3.8 million. There are nearly 100,000 accepted species of Fungi and fungus-like …

[HTML][HTML] The potential role of marine fungi in plastic degradation–a review

E Zeghal, A Vaksmaa, H Vielfaure… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Plastic debris has been accumulating in the marine realm since the start of plastic mass
production in the 1950s. Due to the adverse effects on ocean life, the fate of plastics in the …

[HTML][HTML] Fungal–fungal co-culture: a primer for generating chemical diversity

SL Knowles, HA Raja, CD Roberts… - Natural product reports, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: 2002 to 2020 In their natural environment, fungi must compete for resources. It
has been hypothesized that this competition likely induces the biosynthesis of secondary …

Pushing the frontiers of biodiversity research: Unveiling the global diversity, distribution, and conservation of fungi

T Niskanen, R Lücking, A Dahlberg… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Fungi comprise approximately 20% of all eukaryotic species and are connected to virtually
all life forms on Earth. Yet, their diversity remains contentious, their distribution elusive, and …

Short‐term temporal variation of coastal marine eDNA

MR Jensen, EE Sigsgaard, MP Ávila… - Environmental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Temporal variation in eDNA signals is increasingly explored for understanding community
ecology in aquatic habitats. Seasonal changes have been addressed using eDNA sampling …

Diverse groups of fungi are associated with plastics in the surface waters of the Western South Atlantic and the Antarctic Peninsula

ALF Lacerda, MC Proietti, ER Secchi… - Molecular …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Marine plastic pollution has a range of negative impacts for biota and the colonization of
plastics in the marine environment by microorganisms may have significant ecological …

Forecasting the number of species of asexually reproducing fungi (Ascomycota and Basidiomycota)

NN Wijayawardene, AJL Phillips, DS Pereira, DQ Dai… - Fungal Diversity, 2022 - Springer
Asexually reproducing fungi play a significant role in essential processes in managed and
wild ecosystems such as nutrients cycling and multitrophic interactions. A large number of …

[HTML][HTML] Marine fungi: Opportunities and challenges

MFM Gonçalves, AC Esteves, A Alves - Encyclopedia, 2022 - mdpi.com
Definition Marine fungi play a crucial role in energy flow and nutrient recycling, mediating
the cycling of dissolved organic matter in marine environments. However, despite being a …