This is the opening paper in the special issue of Fungal Diversity, which collates the data on
defining species. Defining and recognizing species has long been a controversial issue …

Fermented foods identify cultures and civilizations. History, climate and the particulars of
local production of raw materials have urged humanity to exploit various pathways of …

In the past decade, advances in genome sequencing have allowed researchers to uncover
the history of hybridization in diverse groups of species, including our own. Although the …

The global diversity of fungi has been estimated between 2 to 11 million species, of which
only about 155 000 have been named. Most fungi are invisible to the unaided eye, but they …

Fungi of the order Mucorales colonize all kinds of wet, organic materials and represent a
permanent part of the human environment. They are economically important as fermenting …

Abstract Purpose of Review Infectious diseases represent up to 12% of all deaths in people
with diabetes mellitus (DM). The development and progression of DM generate a chronic …

Compared to the higher fungi (Dikarya), taxonomic and evolutionary studies on the basal
clades of fungi are fewer in number. Thus, the generic boundaries and higher ranks in the …

Cross-species gene transfer is often associated with bacteria, which have evolved several
mechanisms that facilitate horizontal DNA exchange. However, the increased availability of …

Fungi are an important and diverse component in various ecosystems. The methods to
identify different fungi are an important step in any mycological study. Classical methods of …

Many fungi (from micro-to macromycetes) interact with plants as a relevant component of
plant microbiota. The aim of the review is to focus on the early diverging fungi …