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 …

[HTML][HTML] Lineages of ectomycorrhizal fungi revisited: foraging strategies and novel lineages revealed by sequences from belowground

L Tedersoo, ME Smith - Fungal biology reviews, 2013 - Elsevier
In the fungal kingdom, the ectomycorrhizal (EcM) symbiosis has evolved independently in
multiple groups that are referred to as lineages. A growing number of molecular studies in …

High-throughput sequencing view on the magnitude of global fungal diversity

P Baldrian, T Větrovský, C Lepinay, P Kohout - Fungal Diversity, 2022 - Springer
High-throughput DNA sequencing has dramatically transformed several areas of biodiversity
research including mycology. Despite limitations, high-throughput sequencing is nowadays …

[HTML][HTML] Fungal Planet description sheets: 1284–1382

PW Crous, ER Osieck, Ž Jurjević, J Boers… - … and Evolution of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Novel species of fungi described in this study include those from various countries as
follows: Antartica, Cladosporium austrolitorale from coastal sea sand. Australia …

Notes, outline and divergence times of Basidiomycota

MQ He, RL Zhao, KD Hyde, D Begerow, M Kemler… - Fungal diversity, 2019 - Springer
The Basidiomycota constitutes a major phylum of the kingdom Fungi and is second in
species numbers to the Ascomycota. The present work provides an overview of all validly …

Towards a unified paradigm for sequence‐based identification of fungi

U Kõljalg, RH Nilsson, K Abarenkov, L Tedersoo… - 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region is the formal fungal barcode
and in most cases the marker of choice for the exploration of fungal diversity in …

[HTML][HTML] Fungal Planet description sheets: 1112–1181

PW Crous, DA Cowan, G Maggs-Kölling… - … and Evolution of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Novel species of fungi described in this study include those from various countries as
follows: Australia, Austroboletus asper on soil, Cylindromonium alloxyli on leaves of …

The online database MaarjAM reveals global and ecosystemic distribution patterns in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Glomeromycota)

M Öpik, A Vanatoa, E Vanatoa, M Moora… - New …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Here, we describe a new database, MaarjAM, that summarizes publicly available
Glomeromycota DNA sequence data and associated metadata. The goal of the database is …

Ectomycorrhizal lifestyle in fungi: global diversity, distribution, and evolution of phylogenetic lineages

L Tedersoo, TW May, ME Smith - Mycorrhiza, 2010 - Springer
The ectomycorrhizal (EcM) symbiosis involves a large number of plant and fungal taxa
worldwide. During studies on EcM diversity, numerous misidentifications, and contradictory …

A first comprehensive census of fungi in soil reveals both hyperdiversity and fine‐scale niche partitioning

DL Taylor, TN Hollingsworth… - Ecological …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Fungi play key roles in ecosystems as mutualists, pathogens, and decomposers. Current
estimates of global species richness are highly uncertain, and the importance of stochastic …