Fungi are often inconspicuous in nature and this means it is all too easy to overlook their
importance. Often referred to as the “Forgotten Kingdom”, fungi are key components of life …

The advantage of sex has been among the most debated issues in biology. Surprisingly, the
question of why sexual reproduction generally requires the combination of distinct gamete …

Brown-rot fungi such as Postia placenta are common inhabitants of forest ecosystems and
are also largely responsible for the destructive decay of wooden structures. Rapid …

肺形侧耳味道鲜美, 营养丰富, 深受广大消费者喜爱. 它属于四极性异宗结合担子菌,
但其交配型位点结构仍未被解析. 本研究利用二代测序技术对肺形侧耳的基因组进行测序 …

abstract In the phylum Basidiomycota, a wide variety of lifestyles are represented. These
range from well‐known and conspicuous wood‐decaying mushrooms, plant growth …

The genome sequences of the basidiomycete Agaricomycetes species Coprinopsis cinerea,
Laccaria bicolor, Schizophyllum commune, Phanerochaete chrysosporium, and Postia …

Ectomycorrhizal (EM) fungi are major microbial components of boreal, temperate and
Mediterranean forests, as well as some tropical forest ecosystems. Nearly two decades of …

Background Saprophytic filamentous fungi are ubiquitous micro-organisms that play an
essential role in photosynthetic carbon recycling. The wood-decayer Pycnoporus …

Sexual reproduction likely evolved as protection from environmental stresses, specifically, to
repair DNA damage, often via homologous recombination. In higher eukaryotes, meiosis …

This article provides an overview of sexual reproduction in the ascomycetes, a phylum of
fungi that is named after the specialized sacs or “asci” that hold the sexual spores. They …