CD44, a non-kinase transmembrane glycoprotein, is overexpressed in several cell types
including cancer stem cells and frequently shows alternative spliced variants that are …

Soil health, and the closely related terms of soil quality and fertility, is considered as one of
the most important characteristics of soil ecosystems. The integrated approach to soil health …

Environmental stress is increasing worldwide, yet we lack a clear picture of how stress
disrupts the stability of microbial communities and the ecosystem services they provide …

Climate change is altering the frequency and severity of drought events. Recent evidence
indicates that drought may produce legacy effects on soil microbial communities. However, it …

High-throughput DNA sequencing has dramatically transformed several areas of biodiversity
research including mycology. Despite limitations, high-throughput sequencing is nowadays …

Metabarcoding of environmental samples has many challenges and limitations that require
carefully considered laboratory and analysis workflows to ensure reliable results. We …

Designing primers for PCR-based taxonomic surveys that amplify a broad range of
phylotypes in varied community samples is a difficult challenge, and the comparability of …

Fungi typically live in highly diverse communities composed of multiple ecological guilds.
Although high-throughput sequencing has greatly increased the ability to quantify the …

Asthma prevalence has increased in epidemic proportions with urbanization, but growing up
on traditional farms offers protection even today. The asthma-protective effect of farms …

Fungi represent a large proportion of the genetic diversity on Earth and fungal activity
influences the structure of plant and animal communities, as well as rates of ecosystem …