Best practices in metabarcoding of fungi: from experimental design to results

L Tedersoo, M Bahram, L Zinger, RH Nilsson… - Molecular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The development of high‐throughput sequencing (HTS) technologies has greatly improved
our capacity to identify fungi and unveil their ecological roles across a variety of ecosystems …

[HTML][HTML] ITS alchemy: on the use of ITS as a DNA marker in fungal ecology

H Kauserud - Fungal Ecology, 2023 - Elsevier
High throughput sequencing of PCR amplicons derived from environmental DNA (aka DNA
metabarcoding) has become an integral part of fungal ecology, enabling in-depth …

[HTML][HTML] Soil microbiome indicators can predict crop growth response to large-scale inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

S Lutz, N Bodenhausen, J Hess, A Valzano-Held… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Alternative solutions to mineral fertilizers and pesticides that reduce the environmental
impact of agriculture are urgently needed. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) can enhance …

Global patterns in endemicity and vulnerability of soil fungi

L Tedersoo, V Mikryukov, A Zizka… - Global change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Fungi are highly diverse organisms, which provide multiple ecosystem services. However,
compared with charismatic animals and plants, the distribution patterns and conservation …

The Global Soil Mycobiome consortium dataset for boosting fungal diversity research

L Tedersoo, V Mikryukov, S Anslan, M Bahram… - Fungal Diversity, 2021 - Springer
Fungi are highly important biotic components of terrestrial ecosystems, but we still have a
very limited understanding about their diversity and distribution. This data article releases a …

[HTML][HTML] Current concepts, advances, and challenges in deciphering the human microbiota with metatranscriptomics

T Ojala, AE Häkkinen, E Kankuri, M Kankainen - Trends in Genetics, 2023 - cell.com
Metatranscriptomics refers to the analysis of the collective microbial transcriptome of a
sample. Its increased utilization for the characterization of human-associated microbial …

Africa: sequence 100,000 species to safeguard biodiversity

TGE Ebenezer, AWT Muigai, S Nouala, B Badaoui… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
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A pile of pipelines: An overview of the bioinformatics software for metabarcoding data analyses

A Hakimzadeh, A Abdala Asbun… - Molecular Ecology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding has gained growing attention as a strategy for
monitoring biodiversity in ecology. However, taxa identifications produced through …

[HTML][HTML] Potential of meta-omics to provide modern microbial indicators for monitoring soil quality and securing food production

C Djemiel, S Dequiedt, B Karimi, A Cottin… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Soils are fundamental resources for agricultural production and play an essential role in
food security. They represent the keystone of the food value chain because they harbor a …

[HTML][HTML] High-throughput sequencing in plant disease management: a comprehensive review of benefits, challenges, and future perspectives

MM Nizamani, Q Zhang, G Muhae-Ud-Din… - Phytopathology …, 2023 - Springer
High-throughput sequencing (HTS) has instigated a paradigm shift in plant pathology,
showcasing its transformative role in the management of plant diseases. As a powerful tool …