Fungal biodiversity in salt marsh ecosystems

MS Calabon, EBG Jones, I Promputtha, KD Hyde - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
This review brings together the research efforts on salt marsh fungi, including their
geographical distribution and host association. A total of 486 taxa associated with different …

Plant-microbial symbioses in coastal systems: their ecological importance and role in coastal restoration

EC Farrer, SA Van Bael, K Clay, MKKH Smith - Estuaries and Coasts, 2022 - Springer
Coastal systems are immensely valuable to humans. They contain unique ecosystems that
are biodiversity reservoirs and provide key ecosystem services as well as a wealth of …

The diversity and distribution of fungi on residential surfaces

RI Adams, M Miletto, JW Taylor, TD Bruns - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
The predominant hypothesis regarding the composition of microbial assemblages in indoor
environments is that fungal assemblages are structured by outdoor air with a moderate …

A large accessory genome and high recombination rates may influence global distribution and broad host range of the fungal plant pathogen Claviceps purpurea

S Wyka, S Mondo, M Liu, V Nalam, K Broders - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Pangenome analyses are increasingly being utilized to study the evolution of eukaryotic
organisms. While pangenomes can provide insight into polymorphic gene content …

Whole-Genome Comparisons of Ergot Fungi Reveals the Divergence and Evolution of Species within the Genus Claviceps Are the Result of Varying Mechanisms …

SA Wyka, SJ Mondo, M Liu, J Dettman… - Genome biology and …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The genus Claviceps has been known for centuries as an economically important fungal
genus for pharmacology and agricultural research. Only recently have researchers begun to …

Is the pathogenic ergot fungus a conditional defensive mutualist for its host grass?

PP Wäli, PR Wäli, K Saikkonen, J Tuomi - PLoS One, 2013 - journals.plos.org
It is well recognized, that outcomes of mutualistic plant-microorganism interactions are often
context dependent and can range from mutualistic to antagonistic depending on conditions …

New species of Fusarium associated with dieback of Spartina alterniflora in Atlantic salt marshes

WH Elmer, RE Marra - Mycologia, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Sudden vegetation dieback (SVD) is the loss of smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora)
along intertidal creeks in salt marshes of the Atlantic and Gulf states. The underlying cause …

Brome grasses represent the primary source of Claviceps purpurea inoculum associated with barley fields in the San Luis Valley of Colorado

S Wyka, K Broders - Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The fungal pathogen Claviceps purpurea can infect numerous grass species including
important crops like barley, rye, and wheat, but the ecology of ergot disease is rarely studied …

A large accessory genome, high recombination rates, and selection of secondary metabolite genes help maintain global distribution and broad host range of the …

SA Wyka, SJ Mondo, M Liu, V Nalam, KD Broders - BioRxiv, 2020 - biorxiv.org
Pangenome analyses are increasingly being utilized to study the evolution of eukaryotic
organisms, which is often governed by variable gene content. While pangenomes can …

The North American toxic fungal pathogen G3 Claviceps purpurea (Fries) Tulasne is established in the German Wadden Sea.

S Nehring, C Boestfleisch… - … Records 1 (2012) …, 2012 - repo.uni-hannover.de
Three lineages (G1, G2 and G3) within the toxic invasive ergot fungus Claviceps purpurea
(Fries) Tulasne are known; these should be recognized as unique species, or at least as …