What are fungal species and how to delineate them?

KWT Chethana, IS Manawasinghe, VG Hurdeal… - Fungal Diversity, 2021 - Springer
This is the opening paper in the special issue of Fungal Diversity, which collates the data on
defining species. Defining and recognizing species has long been a controversial issue …

Do all fungi have ancestors with endophytic lifestyles?

CS Bhunjun, C Phukhamsakda, KD Hyde… - Fungal Diversity, 2024 - Springer
Fungi are an essential component of any ecosystem and have diverse ecological roles,
ranging from endophytes to epiphytes and pathogens to saprobes. The current estimate of …

The numbers of fungi: are the most speciose genera truly diverse?

CS Bhunjun, T Niskanen, N Suwannarach… - Fungal Diversity, 2022 - Springer
Fungi play vital roles in ecosystems as endophytes, pathogens and saprobes. The current
estimate of fungal diversity is highly uncertain, ranging from 1.5 to 12 million, but only …

The numbers of fungi: is the descriptive curve flattening?

KD Hyde, R Jeewon, YJ Chen, CS Bhunjun… - Fungal Diversity, 2020 - Springer
The recent realistic estimate of fungal numbers which used various algorithms was between
2.2 and 3.8 million. There are nearly 100,000 accepted species of Fungi and fungus-like …

[HTML][HTML] What are the 100 most cited fungal genera?

CS Bhunjun, YJ Chen, C Phukhamsakda… - Studies in …, 2024 - ingentaconnect.com
The global diversity of fungi has been estimated between 2 to 11 million species, of which
only about 155 000 have been named. Most fungi are invisible to the unaided eye, but they …

Ten decadal advances in fungal biology leading towards human well-being

A Mapook, KD Hyde, K Hassan, BM Kemkuignou… - Fungal Diversity, 2022 - Springer
Fungi are an understudied resource possessing huge potential for develo** products that
can greatly improve human well-being. In the current paper, we highlight some important …

What is a species in fungal plant pathogens?

RS Jayawardena, KD Hyde, ARG de Farias… - Fungal Diversity, 2021 - Springer
Scientific names are crucial for communicating knowledge concerning fungi and fungus-like
organisms. In plant pathology, they link information regarding biology, host range …

Importance of molecular data to identify fungal plant pathogens and guidelines for pathogenicity testing based on Koch's postulates

CS Bhunjun, AJL Phillips, RS Jayawardena… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Fungi are an essential component of any ecosystem, but they can also cause mild and
severe plant diseases. Plant diseases are caused by a wide array of fungal groups that …

[PDF][PDF] Applied aspects of methods to infer phylogenetic relationships amongst fungi

AJ Dissanayake, CS Bhunjun… - …, 2020 - researchgate.net
There is a need to document the methodologies used for molecular phylogenetic analyses
since the current fungal identification, classification and phylogeny are necessarily applied …

Current insight into traditional and modern methods in fungal diversity estimates

AK Gautam, RK Verma, S Avasthi, Sushma, Y Bohra… - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fungi are an important and diverse component in various ecosystems. The methods to
identify different fungi are an important step in any mycological study. Classical methods of …