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 …

The world's forests face unprecedented threats from invasive insects and pathogens that can
cause large irreversible damage to the ecosystems. This threatens the world's capacity to …

This paper is the fourth contribution in the Genera of Phytopathogenic Fungi (GOPHY)
series. The series provides morphological descriptions and information about the pathology …

Accurate plant disease diagnoses and rapid detection and identification of plant pathogens
are of utmost importance for controlling plant diseases and mitigating the economic losses …

Currently, no official DNA barcode region is defined for the Fungi. The COX1 gene DNA
barcode is difficult to apply. The internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region has been suggested …

Background Accurate delimitation of plant pathogenic fungi is critical for the establishment of
quarantine regulations, screening for genetic resistance to plant pathogens, and the study of …

Freshwater hyphomycetes are a highly diverse group of fungi with a worldwide distribution
and have been mostly reported from tropical and subtropical regions. During investigations …

Modern agriculture has encountered several challenges in achieving constant yield stability
especially due to disease outbreaks and lack of long-term disease-resistant crop cultivars. In …

There is strong community‐wide interest in applying molecular techniques to fungal species
delimitation and identification, but selection of a standardized region or regions of the …

Fungi are ubiquitous inhabitants of soil and aquatic environments, and they establish and
maintain either parasitic or symbiotic relationships with animals and plants. They are major …