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Mycology
Wenping Wu, Yongzhao Diao
Summary: This study investigated the diversity, taxonomy, and phylogeny of chalara-like fungal species in China. Based on a systematic study using literature research, morphological observation, and phylogenetic analyses, it was found that these fungi belong to 20 accepted genera in five families of Leotiomycetes. The study also discovered many new species and provided identification keys for most of these genera.
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Microbiology
Ning Xie, Rungtiwa Phookamsak, Hongbo Jiang, Yu-Jia Zeng, Haoxing Zhang, Fangfang Xu, Saisamorn Lumyong, Jianchu Xu, Sinang Hongsanan
Summary: This study identified five new taxa in the well-studied family Parabambusicolaceae based on a survey of saprobic bambusicola-like species from bamboo and submerged grass in Yunnan Province, China. The novel genus Scolecohyalosporium and the novel genus Neomultiseptospora were introduced, along with the newly described species Parabambusicola hongheensis. Detailed descriptions, illustrations, and updated phylogeny were provided for Parabambusicolaceae.
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Microbiology
Hong-Bo Jiang, Rajesh Jeewon, Samantha C. Karunarathna, Chayanard Phukhamsakda, Mingkwan Doilom, Pattana Kakumyan, Nakarin Suwannarach, Rungtiwa Phookamsak, Saisamorn Lumyong
Summary: The poorly known genus Immotthia has only two accepted species, and a new species, Immotthia bambusae, was discovered during research in southwest China and Thailand. Phylogenetic analyses revealed that Immotthia belongs to Dictyosporiaceae, while a new monotypic genus, Pseudocyclothyriella, is closely related to Immotthia.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
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Kai Wu, Wenhui Tian, Asad Syed, Abdallah M. Elgorban, Ali H. Bahkali, Sajeewa S. N. Maharachchikumbura
Summary: This study describes and illustrates two new species of Roussoella associated with bamboo in Sichuan Province, China. The new species were identified based on morphology and phylogenetic analysis. These findings provide a better understanding of the diversification and taxonomy of Roussoella species.
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Immunology
Tanapol Thitla, Jaturong Kumla, Sinang Hongsanan, Chanokned Senwanna, Surapong Khuna, Saisamorn Lumyong, Nakarin Suwannarach
Summary: In this study, 12 strains of rock-inhabiting fungi belonging to Herpotrichiellaceae were isolated from rock samples collected in northern Thailand. A new genus, Petriomyces gen. nov., and a new species, Pe. obovoidisporus sp. nov., were established based on morphological characteristics and multi-gene phylogenetic analyses. Three new species of Cladophialophora were also introduced, and the phylogenetic placement of other fungal genera within Herpotrichiellaceae was discussed.
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Mycology
Hong Min Hu, Li Li Liu, Xu Zhang, Yan Lin, Xiang Chun Shen, Si Han Long, Ji Chuan Kang, Nalin N. Wijayawardene, Qi Rui Li, Qing De Long
Summary: Several new fungal records, including two new geographical records for China and two new species, were collected from bamboo and palm in Guizhou Province, China. Morphological and phylogenetic analyses were conducted to provide a comprehensive description and illustration of these species.
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Microbiology
Maxim Krakhmalnyi, Omoanghe S. Isikhuemhen, Mikael Jeppson, Solomon P. Wasser, Eviatar Nevo
Summary: The diversity of Lycoperdaceae in Israel was studied using molecular phylogenetic analysis, which revealed new species and provided detailed descriptions and discussions.
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Microbiology
Dong-Qin Dai, Nalin N. Wijayawardene, Monika C. Dayarathne, Jaturong Kumla, Li-Su Han, Gui-Qing Zhang, Xian Zhang, Ting-Ting Zhang, Huan-Huan Chen
Summary: Four new species of bambusicolous ascomycetous fungi in the family Roussoellaceae were identified in Yunnan, China. Two species were found to have asexual morphs for the first time, and six known species were reported for the first time in China. Detailed descriptions and illustrations are provided for all new species.
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Microbiology
Qian Zeng, Yi-Cong Lv, Xiu-Lan Xu, Yu Deng, Fei-Hu Wang, Si-Yi Liu, Li-Juan Liu, Chun-Lin Yang, Ying-Gao Liu
Summary: In this study, the ascomycetes from bamboo in Sichuan Province, China were surveyed. Seven species were confirmed, including one new genus, two new species, and five new host record species. A comprehensive description and color photo plates of micromorphology were provided.
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Plant Sciences
Li-su Han, Dong-qin Dai, Tian-ye Du, Nalin N. Wijayawardene, Itthayakorn Promputtha, D. Jayarama Bhat, Yong Gao
Summary: A sample of bambusicolous ascomycete was collected from Dali, Yunnan Province, China. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the new collection belongs to a new species, Parabambusicola yunnanensis, which is basal to other Parabambusicola species. Morphological characteristics, such as 8-spored asci and fusiform to vermiform ascospores, further supported its classification.
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Infectious Diseases
Nicomedes Valenzuela-Lopez, M. Teresa Martin-Gomez, Ibai Los-Arcos, Alberto M. Stchigel, Josep Guarro, Jose F. Cano-Lira
Summary: Human infections by pleosporalean fungi are rarely reported due to the challenges in their morphological identification. This study identified a new fungal genus, Gambiomyces, using molecular markers after phenotypic characterization failed. The isolates were sterile, leading to difficulty in morphological description, highlighting the importance of molecular identification in clinical Dothideomycetes.
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Mycology
Yuan-Pin Xiao, Yuan Bing Wang, Kevin D. Hyde, Gentekaki Eleni, Jing-zu Sun, Yu Yang, Juan Meng, Hong Yu, Ting-Chi Wen
Summary: This study provides a detailed analysis on clavicipitoid fungi, revealing a high level of diversity in terms of species and hosts. Based on morphological and phylogenetic analyses, Polycephalomyces, Perennicordyceps, and Pleurocordyceps are classified into a new family, Polycephalomycetaceae.
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Microbiology
Rungtiwa Phookamsak, Hongbo Jiang, Nakarin Suwannarach, Saisamorn Lumyong, Jianchu Xu, Sheng Xu, Chun-Fang Liao, Putarak Chomnunti
Summary: Several saprobic fungi were collected and preliminarily identified during a survey of bambusicolous fungi in northern Thailand and southwestern China. Multigene phylogenetic analyses confirmed the presence of four new taxa belonging to different families. In addition, a fungus previously unrecorded in terrestrial habitats was reported for the first time.
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Plant Sciences
You-Peng Wu, Yin-Hui Pi, Si-Han Long, Yan Lin, Qing-De Long, Ji-Chuan Kang, Ying-Qian Kang, Xiang-Chun Shen, Nalin N. Wijayawardene, Xu Zhang, Qi-Rui Li
Summary: Five taxa resembling Astrocystis and Collodiscula were found on bamboo culms in Guizhou, Hainan, and Yunnan provinces in China. Through morphological and molecular analyses, including new records to China and new species, the researchers were able to identify these species accurately.
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Forestry
Chang-Ge Song, Xing Ji, Shun Liu, Xiao-Lan He, Bao-Kai Cui
Summary: Phellodon is a genus of ectomycorrhizal fungi that plays an important role in ecosystem protection by assisting plant roots in nitrogen fixation and soil nutrient absorption. Recent taxonomic and phylogenetic studies in southwestern China have led to the discovery of four new Phellodon species, each characterized by unique morphological features and molecular data.
