Fungal identification using molecular tools: a primer for the natural products research community

HA Raja, AN Miller, CJ Pearce… - Journal of natural …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Fungi are morphologically, ecologically, metabolically, and phylogenetically diverse. They
are known to produce numerous bioactive molecules, which makes them very useful for …

Methods used for the study of endophytic fungi: A review on methodologies and challenges, and associated tips

JBA Dos Reis, AS Lorenzi, HMM do Vale - Archives of Microbiology, 2022 - Springer
Endophytic fungi are microorganisms that colonize the interior of plant tissues (eg leaves,
seeds, stem, trunk, roots, fruits, flowers) in intracellular and/or extracellular spaces without …

Unambiguous identification of fungi: where do we stand and how accurate and precise is fungal DNA barcoding?

R Lücking, MC Aime, B Robbertse, AN Miller… - IMA fungus, 2020 - Springer
True fungi (Fungi) and fungus-like organisms (eg Mycetozoa, Oomycota) constitute the
second largest group of organisms based on global richness estimates, with around 3 …

Large-scale generation and analysis of filamentous fungal DNA barcodes boosts coverage for kingdom fungi and reveals thresholds for fungal species and higher …

D Vu, M Groenewald, M De Vries… - Studies in …, 2019 - ingentaconnect.com
Species identification lies at the heart of biodiversity studies that has in recent years
favoured DNA-based approaches. Microbial Biological Resource Centres are a rich source …

DNA barcoding analysis of more than 9 000 yeast isolates contributes to quantitative thresholds for yeast species and genera delimitation

D Vu, M Groenewald, S Szöke, G Cardinali… - Studies in …, 2016 - ingentaconnect.com
DNA barcoding is a global initiative for species identification through sequencing of short
DNA sequence markers. Sequences of two loci, ITS and LSU, were generated as barcode …

Finding needles in haystacks: linking scientific names, reference specimens and molecular data for Fungi

CL Schoch, B Robbertse, V Robert, D Vu… - Database, 2014 - academic.oup.com
DNA phylogenetic comparisons have shown that morphology-based species recognition
often underestimates fungal diversity. Therefore, the need for accurate DNA sequence data …

International Society of Human and Animal Mycology (ISHAM)-ITS reference DNA barcoding database—the quality controlled standard tool for routine identification of …

L Irinyi, C Serena, D Garcia-Hermoso… - Medical …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Human and animal fungal pathogens are a growing threat worldwide leading to emerging
infections and creating new risks for established ones. There is a growing need for a rapid …

The unbearable lightness of sequenced-based identification

V Hofstetter, B Buyck, G Eyssartier, S Schnee, K Gindro - Fungal Diversity, 2019 - Springer
Using the basic GenBank local alignment search tool program (BLAST) to identify fungi
collected in a recently protected beech forest at Montricher (Switzerland), the number of ITS …

Evaluating the Species Boundaries of Green Microalgae (Coccomyxa, Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta) Using Integrative Taxonomy and DNA Barcoding with Further …

T Darienko, L Gustavs, A Eggert, W Wolf, T Proeschold - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Integrative taxonomy is an approach for defining species and genera by taking phylogenetic,
morphological, physiological, and ecological data into account. This approach is appropriate …

[HTML][HTML] Extensive intragenomic variation in the internal transcribed spacer region of fungi

MJ Bradshaw, MC Aime, A Rokas, A Maust, S Moparthi… - IScience, 2023 - cell.com
Fungi are among the most biodiverse organisms in the world. Accurate species identification
is imperative for studies on fungal ecology and evolution. The internal transcribed spacer …