Extensive research efforts have been dedicated to describing degradation of wood, which is
a complex process; hence, microorganisms have evolved different enzymatic and non …

Fungi are a highly diverse group of heterotrophic eukaryotes characterized by the absence
of phagotrophy and the presence of a chitinous cell wall. While unicellular fungi are far from …

The Basidiomycota constitutes a major phylum of the kingdom Fungi and is second in
species numbers to the Ascomycota. The present work provides an overview of all validly …

Basidiomycete fungi subsist on various types of plant material in diverse environments, from
living and dead trees and forest litter to crops and grasses and to decaying plant matter in …

Ganoderma lucidum is a widely used medicinal macrofungus in traditional Chinese
medicine that creates a diverse set of bioactive compounds. Here we report its 43.3-Mb …

Fungi play many essential roles in ecosystems. They facilitate plant access to nutrients and
water, serve as decay agents that cycle carbon and nutrients through the soil, water and …

Feedbacks between plants and soil microbial communities play an important role in
vegetation dynamics, but the underlying mechanisms remain unresolved. Here, we show …

With> 7000 species the order of rust fungi has a disproportionately large impact on
agriculture, horticulture, forestry and foreign ecosystems. The infectious spores are typically …

The fungal genus Armillaria contains necrotrophic pathogens and some of the largest
terrestrial organisms that cause tremendous losses in diverse ecosystems, yet how they …

Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) are evolutionarily conserved proteins that
function as key signal transduction components in fungi, plants, and mammals. During …