The field of mycology has grown from an underappreciated subset of botany, to a valuable,
modern scientific discipline. As this field of study has grown, there have been significant …

Evolutionary studies of microbes, including fungi, have changed completely with the
application of molecular phylogenetics to understand species relationships and define …

Fungi are a diverse group of organisms, studied widely because of their commercial
importance in biotechnology, agriculture, and medicine, and because they provide simple …

Fungi have successfully established themselves across seemingly every possible niche,
substrate, and biome. They are fundamental to biogeochemical cycling, interspecies …

Fungi are members of the group of eukaryotic organisms, which include microbes like
yeasts, moulds and mushrooms. They are classified as kingdom Fungi and more closely …

Fungal biology deals with the study of fungi, including their growth and development, their
genetic and biochemical characteristics, their taxonomy and genomics, and their use to …

With the advent of the genomics era during the last decade, we have witnessed a revolution
in our understanding of biological processes. Since 1995, the genomes, or genetic make-up …

Highlights•Fungi are an excellent source of drugs, and their full potential in producing
different metabolites is still largely untapped.•Several heterologous platforms have been …

The fungal kingdom consists of a wide variety of organisms with a diverse range of forms
and functions. Fungi have been utilized for thousands of years and their importance in …

Fungal biology has an integral role to play in the development of the biotechnology and
biomedical sectors. It has become a subject of increasing importance as new fungi and their …