The fungal kingdom comprises a hyperdiverse clade of heterotrophic eukaryotes
characterized by the presence of a chitinous cell wall, the loss of phagotrophic capabilities …

Microsporidia are obligate intracellular pathogens related to Fungi. These organisms have a
unique invasion organelle, the polar tube, which upon appropriate environmental …

This article provides an outline of the classification of the kingdom Fungi (including fossil
fungi. ie dispersed spores, mycelia, sporophores, mycorrhizas). We treat 19 phyla of fungi …

A comprehensive phylogenetic classification of the kingdom Fungi is proposed, with
reference to recent molecular phylogenetic analyses, and with input from diverse members …

Viewed through the lens of the genome it contains, the mitochondrion is of unquestioned
bacterial ancestry, originating from within the bacterial phylum α-Proteobacteria …

Intensification of food production has the potential to drive increased disease prevalence in
food plants and animals. Microsporidia are diversely distributed, opportunistic, and density …

Microsporidia are obligate intracellular parasites infesting many animal groups. Lacking
mitochondria and peroxysomes, these unicellular eukaryotes were first considered a deeply …

The phylogeny and timescale of life are becoming better understood as the analysis of
genomic data from model organisms continues to grow. As a result, discoveries are being …

During the past decade, there has been a paradigm shift in our understanding of the roles of
intracellular lipid droplets (LDs). New genetic, biochemical and imaging technologies have …

The idea that some eukaryotes primitively lacked mitochondria and were true intermediates
in the prokaryote-to-eukaryote transition was an exciting prospect. It spawned major …