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Microbiology
Xiaojie Wang, Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe, Jingyi Zhang, Jian Ma, Peifeng Zhou, Lijuan Zhang, Yongzhong Lu, Zhen Zhang
Summary: A novel endophytic fungus was discovered in the roots of a medicinal plant in Southern China and identified as a new species based on morphological and molecular analysis. A new isocoumarin and 12 known compounds were isolated from the rice fermentation products of this fungus. Unfortunately, none of these compounds showed significant antitumor activity.
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Microbiology
Su-Qin Peng, Yu-Lin Liu, Jun-En Huang, Xiao-Hong Li, Xin-Yi Yan, Hai-Yan Song, Yang Gao, Zhi-Jun Zhai, Yuan-Qiu Liu, Dian-Ming Hu
Summary: During a freshwater fungi investigation in Jiangxi province, China, a new hyphomycetous fungus called Aquapteridospora jiangxiensis was discovered and isolated. This study provides a detailed description and identification of the fungus based on its morphology and molecular biology, as well as a key for species identification.
ARCHIVES OF MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
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Microbiology
Yuanqiao Yang, Wenmei Luo, Wensong Zhang, Mohammed Amin Uddin Mridha, Subodini Nuwanthika Wijesinghe, Eric H. C. McKenzie, Yong Wang
Summary: During an investigation of fungal diversity on fruit trees in Guizhou Province, 23 Cladosporium strains were isolated and characterized using culture characteristics, morphology, and molecular phylogenetic analysis. This study identified seven new Cladosporium species and introduced new host records for five other species, highlighting the rich diversity of Cladosporium spp. in fruit trees in Guizhou Province.
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Microbiology
Jingwen Liu, Yafen Hu, Xingxing Luo, Zhaohuan Xu, Rafael F. Castaneda-Ruiz, Jiwen Xia, Xiuguo Zhang, Lianhu Zhang, Ruqiang Cui, Jian Ma
Summary: Three new species of Distoseptispora, namely D. mengsongensis, D. nabanheensis, and D. sinensis, were identified and illustrated based on specimens collected from unidentified plants in Yunnan Province, China. Phylogenetic analyses using LSU, ITS, and TEF1 sequence data confirmed the taxonomic placement of these three new taxa within Distoseptispora. Both morphological observations and molecular phylogenetic analyses supported the recognition of D. mengsongensis, D. nabanheensis, and D. sinensis as distinct species. Additionally, a list of recognized species of Distoseptispora, including major morphological features, habitat, host, and locality, was provided to enhance our understanding of the diversity of Distoseptispora-like fungi.
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Mycology
Isabel Iturrieta-Gonzalez, Dania Garcia, Josepa Gene
Summary: This study identified six new species in the genus Cladosporium based on genetic markers and morphological differences, originating from soil, herbivore dung, and plant material collected at different locations in Spain. Herbivore dung was found to be a reservoir of novel lineages in the genus Cladosporium.
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Plant Sciences
Sruthi O. Paraparath, Sakshi Rajkumar, Kunhiraman C. Rajeshkumar, Rajnish K. Verma, Ajay Kumar Gautam, Bhavna Narula, Nalin N. Wijayawardene, Saowaluck Tibpromma, Samantha C. Karunarathna
Summary: The monotypic genus Excipulariopsis, with type species E. narsapurensis, was established based on the emended generic characteristics. This study used phylogenetic analysis to position Excipulariopsis allied to Speiropsis in the family Wiesneriomycetaceae, as a sister family to Tubeufiaceae within Tubeufiales. This resolves the long-standing ambiguity about the phylogenetic status of this unique sporodochial setose hyphomycetes from India.
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Microbiology
Junfu Li, Rungtiwa Phookamsak, Hongbo Jiang, Darbhe Jayarama Bhat, Erio Camporesi, Saisamorn Lumyong, Jaturong Kumla, Sinang Hongsanan, Peter E. Mortimer, Jianchu Xu, Nakarin Suwannarach
Summary: This research enhances the taxonomy of saprobic species in the genus Alternaria found on grasses and herbaceous plants from Italy. Six novel species belonging to the genus Alternaria have been identified based on multi-locus phylogenetic analyses and morphological characteristics.
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Microbiology
Fa Zhang, Saranyaphat Boonmee, Jayarama D. Bhat, Wen Xiao, Xiao-Yan Yang
Summary: During a survey of nematophagous fungi in Yunnan Province, China, six new species in the Arthrobotrys genus were identified and described based on morphological and multigene analyses.
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Biodiversity Conservation
Xiao-Hong Li, Yu-Lin Liu, Hai-Yan Song, Dian-Ming Hu, Yang Gao, Hai-Jing Hu, Jian-Ping Zhou
Summary: The new hyphomycetous fungus Sporidesmiella lignicola was isolated and identified from submerged wood samples collected in a small stream in Jiangxi Province, China. It was characterized by its pink colonies on PDA medium and unique morphological features, such as unbranched, straight or slightly flexuous conidiophores with pale brown conidiogenous cells and olivaceous brown or brown conidia. Phylogenetic analysis using LSU, ITS, TEF1 alpha, and RPB2 sequences data was conducted to further study the taxonomic relationship of this new fungus.
BIODIVERSITY DATA JOURNAL
(2021)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Yue-Xin Xu, Hong-Wei Shen, Dan-Feng Bao, Zong-Long Luo, Hong-Yan Su, Yu-E Hao
Summary: Two new Cladosporium species, Cladosporium yunnanensis and C. paris, were discovered on medicinal plant leaves in Yunnan Province, China. The morphology and phylogenetic analysis of these new species were compared with related Cladosporium species, expanding the host diversity of the genus.
BIODIVERSITY DATA JOURNAL
(2021)
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Mycology
Jingwen Liu, Yafen Hu, Xingxing Luo, Rafael F. Castaneda-Ruiz, Jian Ma
Summary: Three new species of Helminthosporium were identified through morphological and molecular phylogenetic analysis based on samples collected in Xishuangbanna, China. These new species were named H. nabanhensis, H. sinensis, and H. yunnanensis, and all three were classified as independent taxa within the family Massarinaceae.
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Mycology
Ya-Ru Sun, Ning-Guo Liu, Kevin D. Hyde, Ruvishika S. Jayawardena, Yong Wang
Summary: A new genus Pleocatenata and its type species Pleocatenata chiangraiensis are described in this study. The genus is characterized by brown or dark brown conidiophores, monotretic conidiogenous cells, and catenate conidia. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that Pleocatenata forms a distinct lineage within Pleosporales. Descriptions, illustrations, and comparisons with morphologically similar genera are provided.
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Mycology
Zhi-Jun Zhai, Jun-Qing Yan, Wei -Wu Li, Yang Gao, Hai-Jing Hu, Jian-Ping Zhou, Hai-Yan Song, Dian-Ming Hu
Summary: Three new Distoseptispora species were discovered in freshwater environments in Jiangxi Province, China, growing on decaying bamboo culms. Both morphological and molecular analyses confirmed their distinct taxonomic status and provided insights into their phylogenetic relationship with related species.
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Plant Sciences
Heloysa Farias da Silva, Douglas de Souza Braga Aciole, Juliana Aparecida Souza Leroy, Loise Araujo Costa, Flavia Rodrigues Barbosa, Patricia Oliveira Fiuza
Summary: Asexual ascomycetes are microfungi that reproduce by mitosis and play an important role in nutrient cycling. These fungi are widely studied globally, with Central and South American regions being hotspots for new species and genera. In Brazil's northeast, particularly Bahia, Paraiba, and Pernambuco states, research on asexual ascomycetes is concentrated, while studies are scarce in Rio Grande do Norte state. A recent study conducted in northern Brazil identified 41 taxa of asexual ascomycetes, including 18 new records for the Rio Grande do Norte region, highlighting the need for further research on the diversity of these fungi.
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Mycology
Gregorio Delgado
Summary: In this study, the phylogenetic relationships and taxonomic placement of Flosculomyces floridaensis, a fungus isolated from an indoor air sample in Texas, USA, were explored for the first time. The analysis of DNA sequences from two nuclear ribosomal loci revealed that the fungus belongs to Xylariales (Sordariomycetes) and forms a distinct lineage within Zygosporiaceae. The unique morphology of Flosculomyces floridaensis supports its recognition as a well-defined taxon. Furthermore, this study reports the first occurrence of Flosculomyces floridaensis in Texas, outside its previously reported type locality in Florida.
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Mycology
Rajnish Kumar Verma, I. B. Prasher, Sushma, Kunhiraman C. Rajeshkumar, Ajay Kumar Gautam, Rafael F. Castaneda-Ruiz
Summary: This study describes a new hyphomycete genus and species, Brykendrickia catenata, collected on decaying culms of bamboo species from Indian forests, which possesses sporodochial conidiomata. The species has polyblastic conidiogenous cells and conidia of various shapes.
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Mycology
Gabriel Ginane Barreto, Luana Teixeira Do Carmo, Luis Fernando Pascholati Gusmao
Summary: The new species, Helicoma barretoi, was found in Paraiba State of northeastern Brazil on dead twigs. It is characterized by frequent branched conidiophores, cylindrical conidiogenous cells constricted at basal septa, and broad terminal denticles.
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Mycology
Jian Ma, Li-Guo Ma, Zhao-Huan Xu, Ru-Qiang Cui, Ling Qiu, Rafael F. Castaneda-Ruiz, Xiu-Guo Zhang
Summary: This study described four new species found in southern China and recorded three other species from the same habitat for the first time.
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Mycology
Zhenfu Niu, Kai Zhang, De-Wei Li, Jian Ma, Rafael F. Castaneda-Ruiz
Summary: A new genus, Distobactrodesmium, is proposed for Bactrodesmium rahmii, which is characterized by sporodochial conidiomata producing distoseptate, brown to dark brown phragmoconidia through monoblastic conidiogenous cells. Notes and illustrations on Bactrodesmium species are provided.
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Microbiology
Silvana Santos da Silva, Loise Araujo Costa, Luis Fernando Pascholati Gusmao
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the diversity of saprotrophic filamentous fungi associated with decaying Araucaria angustifolia substrates in Brazil. A total of 135 species were identified, including one new genus and five new species. The study found that twigs had a greater richness of fungi compared to needles, and FLONA-SFP showed higher richness and diversity of fungal species compared to PARNA-SJ. The composition of fungal communities was influenced by both substrate factors and study areas.
BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
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Mycology
Rajnish Kumar Verma, I. B. Prasher, Sushma, Ajay Kumar Gautam, Kunhiraman C. Rajeshkumar, Rafael F. Castaneda-Ruiz
Summary: A new species, Kirschsteiniothelia shimlaensis, collected from stumps of Cedrus deodara, is characterized by unique conidiogenous cell morphology and conidial shape.
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Plant Sciences
Gabriel Ginane Barreto, Luis Fernando Pascholati Gusmao
Summary: A new species of Kylindria fungi was discovered in Brazil, with distinct morphological characteristics. Additionally, conidial illustrations and a dichotomous key of known Kylindria species were provided in the study.
NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF BOTANY
(2022)
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Microbiology
Hua Zheng, Min Qiao, Jishu Guo, Rafael F. Castaneda-Ruiz, Jie Peng, Zefen Yu
Summary: During a study on the diversity of aquatic hyphomycetes in southern China, two interesting isolates were identified as new genera and species in the family Microthyriaceae.
ANTONIE VAN LEEUWENHOEK INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GENERAL AND MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
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Mycology
Ling Qiu, Kai Zhang, Zhao-Huan Xu, R. F. Castanteda-Ruiz, Jian Ma
Summary: A new species, Cordana sinensis, is described and illustrated from a specimen collected in Jiangxi Province, China. It is characterized by its unique conidiogenous cells and smooth, pale brown conidia with a slightly prominent hilum.
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Mycology
Rajnish Kumar Verma, I. B. Prasher, Sushma, Ajay Kumar Gautam, Kunhiraman C. Rajeshkumar, Ashish Kumar, Rafael F. Castaneda-Ruiz
Summary: The new species Neosporidesmium himachalense is described and illustrated, characterized by macronematous conidiophores, doliiform conidiogenous cells, and obclavate conidia. A new genus Neosporidesmina is proposed for Neosporidesmium micheliae.
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Plant Sciences
Patricia Oliveira Fiuza, Flavia Rodrigues Barbosa, Adriana Oliveira Medeiros, Luis Fernando Pascholati Gusmao
Summary: Ingoldian fungi are a dominant group in aquatic environments, but they are poorly studied, especially in the tropics. A study in Brazil found several new records of these fungi, which contributes to our understanding of biodiversity and conservation in the studied areas.
NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF BOTANY
(2022)
Review
Mycology
Nalin N. Wijayawardene, Alan J. L. Phillips, Diana Santos Pereira, Dong-Qin Dai, Andre Aptroot, Josiane S. Monteiro, Irina S. Druzhinina, Feng Cai, Xinlei Fan, Laura Selbmann, Claudia Coleine, Rafael F. Castaneda-Ruiz, Martin Kukwa, Adam Flakus, Patricia Oliveira Fiuza, Paul M. Kirk, Kunhiraman C. Rajesh Kumar, Ilesha S. Ieperuma Arachchi, Nakarin Suwannarach, Li-Zhou Tang, Teun Boekhout, Chen Shuhui Tan, R. P. Prabath K. Jayasinghe, Marco Thines
Summary: Asexually reproducing fungi play significant roles in ecosystems and have implications for plant and animal health, food production, biotechnology, and medicine. However, the diversity and extent of asexually reproducing taxa are not well-known. Recent reports suggest that there may be more asexual fungi than sexually-reproducing ones. Evaluating the diversity of different types of fungi, such as speciose and pleomorphic taxa, as well as those from less studied life modes and biodiversity-rich areas, is necessary to obtain more reliable estimates.
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Plant Sciences
Carolina Ribeiro Silva, Luis Fernando Pascholati Gusmao
Summary: Estuaries offer a favorable environment for marine and freshwater fungal species. A new species, Janhula paraensis sp. nov., was discovered on decaying wood in the intertidal zone of fluvial beaches in Mosqueiro Island, Para, Brazil. The species is characterized by unique morphological features and the absence of molecular data. Additionally, new records of several fungal species in South America and Brazil are reported.
NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF BOTANY
(2023)
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Mycology
Gabriel G. Barreto, Jadson D. P. Bezerra, Diogo H. Costa-Rezende, Luis F. P. Gusmao
Summary: In this study, five strains of U. radulans were obtained from decaying leaves in Brazil and were studied based on their morphology and phylogeny. The results showed that U. radulans forms a unique lineage near the base of the Leotiomycetes.
MYCOLOGICAL PROGRESS
(2023)
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Mycology
P. W. Crous, L. Lombard, M. Sandoval-Denis, K. A. Seifert, H-J Schroers, P. Chaverri, J. Gene, J. Guarro, Y. Hirooka, K. Bensch, G. H. J. Kema, S. C. Lamprecht, L. Cai, A. Y. Rossman, M. Stadler, R. C. Summerbell, J. W. Taylor, S. Ploch, C. M. Visagie, N. Yilmaz, J. C. Frisvad, A. M. Abdel-Azeem, J. Abdollahzadeh, A. Abdolrasouli, A. Akulov, J. F. Alberts, J. P. M. Araujo, H. A. Ariyawansa, M. Bakhshi, M. Bendiksby, A. Ben Hadj Amor, J. D. P. Bezerra, T. Boekhout, M. P. S. Camara, M. Carbia, G. Cardinali, R. F. Castaneda-Ruiz, A. Celis, V Chaturvedi, J. Collemare, D. Croll, U. Damm, C. A. Decock, R. P. de Vries, C. N. Ezekiel, X. L. Fan, N. B. Fernandez, E. Gaya, C. D. Gonzalez, D. Gramaje, J. Z. Groenewald, M. Grube, M. Guevara-Suarez, V. K. Gupta, V Guarnaccia, A. Haddaji, F. Hagen, D. Haelewaters, K. Hansen, A. Hashimoto, M. Hernandez-Restrepo, J. Houbraken, V Hubka, K. D. Hyde, T. Iturriaga, R. Jeewon, P. R. Johnston, Z. Jurjevic, I Karalti, L. Korsten, E. E. Kuramae, I Kusan, R. Labuda, D. P. Lawrence, H. B. Lee, C. Lechat, H. Y. Li, Y. A. Litovka, S. S. N. Maharachchikumbura, Y. Marin-Felix, B. Matio Kemkuignou, N. Matocec, A. R. McTaggart, P. Mlcoch, L. Mugnai, C. Nakashima, R. H. Nilsson, S. R. Noumeur, I. N. Pavlov, M. P. Peralta, A. J. L. Phillips, J. Pitt, G. Polizzi, W. Quaedvlieg, K. C. Rajeshkumar, S. Restrepo, A. Rhaiem, J. Robert, V Robert, A. M. Rodrigues, C. Salgado-Salazar, R. A. Samson, A. C. S. Santos, R. G. Shivas, C. M. Souza-Motta, G. Y. Sun, W. J. Swart, S. Szoke, Y. P. Tan, J. E. Taylor, P. W. J. Taylor, P. Tiago, K. Z. Vaczy, N. van de Wiele, N. A. van der Merwe, G. J. M. Verkley, W. A. S. Vieira, A. Vizzini, B. S. Weir, N. N. Wijayawardene, J. W. Xia, M. J. Yanez-Morales, A. Yurkov, J. C. Zamora, R. Zare, C. L. Zhang, M. Thines
Summary: The paragraph lists multiple research institutions from around the world, covering various research fields such as microbiology, agriculture, plant protection, and food science.
STUDIES IN MYCOLOGY
(2021)
