Fungi are a highly diverse group of heterotrophic eukaryotes characterized by the absence
of phagotrophy and the presence of a chitinous cell wall. While unicellular fungi are far from …

Endophytic fungi, living in the inner tissues of living plants, have attracted increasing
attention among ecologists, taxonomists, chemists and agronomists. They are ubiquitously …

For over 140 years, lichens have been regarded as a symbiosis between a single fungus,
usually an ascomycete, and a photosynthesizing partner. Other fungi have long been known …

Lichenicolous fungi represent a highly specialized and successful group of organisms that
live exclusively on lichens, most commonly as host-specific parasites, but also as broad …

Previous surveys have shown that adult honeybee (Apis mellifera) workers harbor a
characteristic gut microbiota that may play a significant role in bee health. For three major …

• Premise of the study: Endophytic and endolichenic fungi occur in healthy tissues of plants
and lichens, respectively, playing potentially important roles in the ecology and evolution of …

Esca disease, which attacks the wood of grapevine, has become increasingly devastating
during the past three decades and represents today a major concern in all wine-producing …

Abstract The Xylariaceae (Sordariomycetes) comprise one of the largest and most diverse
families of Ascomycota, with at least 85 accepted genera and ca. 1343 accepted species. In …

Endolichenic fungi are diverse groups of predominantly filamentous fungi that reside
asymptomatically in the interior of lichen thalli. Natural products from endolichenic fungi …

Mosquitoes shift from detritus-feeding larvae to blood-feeding adults that can vector
pathogens to humans and other vertebrates. The sugar and blood meals adults consume …