Towards a unified paradigm for sequence‐based identification of fungi
The nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region is the formal fungal barcode
and in most cases the marker of choice for the exploration of fungal diversity in …
and in most cases the marker of choice for the exploration of fungal diversity in …
The unbearable lightness of sequenced-based identification
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 …
collected in a recently protected beech forest at Montricher (Switzerland), the number of ITS …
Ten reasons why a sequence-based nomenclature is not useful for fungi anytime soon
The large number of species still to be discovered in fungi, together with an exponentially
growing number of environmental sequences that cannot be linked to known taxa, has …
growing number of environmental sequences that cannot be linked to known taxa, has …
Intraspecific ITS Variability in the Kingdom Fungi as Expressed in the International Sequence Databases and Its Implications for Molecular Species Identification
The internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of the nuclear ribosomal repeat unit is the most
popular locus for species identification and subgeneric phylogenetic inference in sequence …
popular locus for species identification and subgeneric phylogenetic inference in sequence …
Improving ITS sequence data for identification of plant pathogenic fungi
Plant pathogenic fungi are a large and diverse assemblage of eukaryotes with substantial
impacts on natural ecosystems and human endeavours. These taxa often have complex and …
impacts on natural ecosystems and human endeavours. These taxa often have complex and …
PlutoF—a web based workbench for ecological and taxonomic research, with an online implementation for fungal ITS sequences
DNA sequences accumulating in the International Nucleotide Sequence Databases (INSD)
form a rich source of information for taxonomic and ecological meta-analyses. However …
form a rich source of information for taxonomic and ecological meta-analyses. However …
Formal description of sequence-based voucherless Fungi: promises and pitfalls, and how to resolve them
R Lücking, DL Hawksworth - IMA fungus, 2018 - Springer
There is urgent need for a formal nomenclature of sequence-based, voucherless Fungi,
given that environmental sequencing has accumulated more than one billion fungal ITS …
given that environmental sequencing has accumulated more than one billion fungal ITS …
Approaching the taxonomic affiliation of unidentified sequences in public databases–an example from the mycorrhizal fungi
Background During the last few years, DNA sequence analysis has become one of the
primary means of taxonomic identification of species, particularly so for species that are …
primary means of taxonomic identification of species, particularly so for species that are …
The UNITE database for molecular identification of fungi: handling dark taxa and parallel taxonomic classifications
RH Nilsson, KH Larsson, AFS Taylor… - Nucleic acids …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Abstract UNITE (https://unite. ut. ee/) is a web-based database and sequence management
environment for the molecular identification of fungi. It targets the formal fungal barcode—the …
environment for the molecular identification of fungi. It targets the formal fungal barcode—the …
Top 50 most wanted fungi
Environmental sequencing regularly recovers fungi that cannot be classified to any
meaningful taxonomic level beyond “Fungi”. There are several examples where evidence of …
meaningful taxonomic level beyond “Fungi”. There are several examples where evidence of …