Methods used for the study of endophytic fungi: a review on methodologies and challenges, and associated tips

JBA Dos Reis, AS Lorenzi, HMM do Vale - Archives of Microbiology, 2022‏ - Springer
Endophytic fungi are microorganisms that colonize the interior of plant tissues (eg leaves,
seeds, stem, trunk, roots, fruits, flowers) in intracellular and/or extracellular spaces without …

Fungal identification using molecular tools: a primer for the natural products research community

HA Raja, AN Miller, CJ Pearce… - Journal of natural …, 2017‏ - ACS Publications
Fungi are morphologically, ecologically, metabolically, and phylogenetically diverse. They
are known to produce numerous bioactive molecules, which makes them very useful for …

Unambiguous identification of fungi: where do we stand and how accurate and precise is fungal DNA barcoding?

R Lücking, MC Aime, B Robbertse, AN Miller… - IMA fungus, 2020‏ - Springer
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 …

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 …

Identification and nomenclature of the genus Penicillium

CM Visagie, J Houbraken, JC Frisvad… - Studies in …, 2014‏ - ingentaconnect.com
Penicillium is a diverse genus occurring worldwide and its species play important roles as
decomposers of organic materials and cause destructive rots in the food industry where they …

A critical review on exploiting the pharmaceutical potential of plant endophytic fungi

S Gupta, P Chaturvedi, MG Kulkarni… - Biotechnology advances, 2020‏ - Elsevier
The escalating demand for secondary metabolites in international markets poses a severe
threat to many plant species. An unscrupulous collection is also the immediate challenge to …

Nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region as a universal DNA barcode marker for Fungi

CL Schoch, KA Seifert, S Huhndorf, V Robert… - Proceedings of the …, 2012‏ - pnas.org
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 …

One fungus, which genes? Development and assessment of universal primers for potential secondary fungal DNA barcodes

JB Stielow, CA Levesque, KA Seifert… - … and Evolution of …, 2015‏ - ingentaconnect.com
The aim of this study was to assess potential candidate gene regions and corresponding
universal primer pairs as secondary DNA barcodes for the fungal kingdom, additional to ITS …

Colletotrichum: current status and future directions

PF Cannon, U Damm, PR Johnston… - Studies in …, 2012‏ - ingentaconnect.com
A review is provided of the current state of understanding of Colletotrichum systematics,
focusing on species-level data and the major clades. The taxonomic placement of the genus …

The sooty moulds

P Chomnunti, S Hongsanan, B Aguirre-Hudson, Q Tian… - Fungal diversity, 2014‏ - Springer
Sooty moulds are a remarkable, but poorly understood group of fungi. They coat fruits and
leaves superficially with black mycelia, which reduces photosynthesis rates of host plants …