Fungal identification using molecular tools: a primer for the natural products research community
Fungi are morphologically, ecologically, metabolically, and phylogenetically diverse. They
are known to produce numerous bioactive molecules, which makes them very useful for …
are known to produce numerous bioactive molecules, which makes them very useful for …
The ecologist's field guide to sequence‐based identification of biodiversity
The past 100 years of ecological research has seen substantial progress in understanding
the natural world and likely effects of change, whether natural or anthropogenic. Traditional …
the natural world and likely effects of change, whether natural or anthropogenic. Traditional …
Unambiguous identification of fungi: where do we stand and how accurate and precise is fungal DNA barcoding?
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 …
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 …
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 …
favoured DNA-based approaches. Microbial Biological Resource Centres are a rich source …
FUNGuild: an open annotation tool for parsing fungal community datasets by ecological guild
Fungi typically live in highly diverse communities composed of multiple ecological guilds.
Although high-throughput sequencing has greatly increased the ability to quantify the …
Although high-throughput sequencing has greatly increased the ability to quantify the …
Network analysis reveals functional redundancy and keystone taxa amongst bacterial and fungal communities during organic matter decomposition in an arable soil
S Banerjee, CA Kirkby, D Schmutter, A Bissett… - Soil Biology and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Organic matter (OM) decomposition and breakdown of crop residues are directly linked to
carbon (C) sequestration in agricultural soils as a portion of the decomposed C becomes …
carbon (C) sequestration in agricultural soils as a portion of the decomposed C becomes …
The Faces of Fungi database: fungal names linked with morphology, phylogeny and human impacts
Taxonomic names are key links between various databases that store information on
different organisms. Several global fungal nomenclural and taxonomic databases (notably …
different organisms. Several global fungal nomenclural and taxonomic databases (notably …
Assessment of BOLD and GenBank–Their accuracy and reliability for the identification of biological materials
KA Meiklejohn, N Damaso, JM Robertson - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Taxonomic identification of biological materials can be achieved through DNA barcoding,
where an unknown “barcode” sequence is compared to a reference database. In many …
where an unknown “barcode” sequence is compared to a reference database. In many …
Improved software detection and extraction of ITS1 and ITS 2 from ribosomal ITS sequences of fungi and other eukaryotes for analysis of environmental sequencing …
The nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region is the primary choice for
molecular identification of fungi. Its two highly variable spacers (ITS 1 and ITS 2) are usually …
molecular identification of fungi. Its two highly variable spacers (ITS 1 and ITS 2) are usually …
Nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region as a universal DNA barcode marker for Fungi
Six DNA regions were evaluated as potential DNA barcodes for Fungi, the second largest
kingdom of eukaryotic life, by a multinational, multilaboratory consortium. The region of the …
kingdom of eukaryotic life, by a multinational, multilaboratory consortium. The region of the …