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Microbiology
Hongwei Shen, Danfeng Bao, Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe, Saranyaphat Boonmee, Jiankui Liu, Zonglong Luo
Summary: China and Thailand have abundant fungal diversity and freshwater resources, resulting in the discovery of six new Cheirosporous species and four known species.
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Microbiology
Jing-Yi Zhang, Meng-Lan Chen, Saranyaphat Boonmee, Yu-Xuan Wang, Yong-Zhong Lu
Summary: Endophytic fungi from medicinal ferns are valuable natural resources for drug precursors or bioactive metabolites. This study identified seven Apiospora strains, representing four new species, from three Dicranopteris species in Guizhou. Phylogenetic analyses and detailed descriptions were conducted to characterize these new species. Three new hosts for Apiospora species were also documented.
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Microbiology
Xing-Juan Xiao, Jian Ma, Li-Juan Zhang, Ning-Guo Liu, Yuan-Pin Xiao, Xing-Guo Tian, Zong-Long Luo, Yong-Zhong Lu
Summary: During a study of helicosporous fungi in China, six new taxa belonging to the Helicosporium genus were discovered. Morphological comparisons and multi-gene phylogenetic analyses were carried out to identify these taxa and three novel species were named. Detailed descriptions, illustrations, and comparisons with similar fungi were provided, along with a list and key to accepted Helicosporium species.
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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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Microbiology
Xingguo Tian, Samantha C. Karunarathna, Rongju Xu, Yongzhong Lu, Nakarin Suwannarach, Ausana Mapook, Danfeng Bao, Jianchu Xu, Saowaluck Tibpromma
Summary: This study reports thirteen helicosporous hyphomycetes collected from Thailand and China and identifies their taxonomic positions through morphological and phylogenetic analyses. Three new species, one new host record, and one new geographic record are introduced, along with detailed descriptions and color photo plates of four known species.
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Mycology
Ying Gao, Tingfang Zhong, Jayarama D. Bhat, Antonio Roberto Gomes de Farias, Turki M. Dawoud, Kevin D. Hyde, Weiqiang Xiong, Yunju Li, Heng Gui, Xuefei Yang, Shixi Wu, Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe
Summary: In this study, various ascomycetous and coelomycetous fungi were isolated from grasslands and related vegetation types in Yunnan Province, China. The discovery of a new monophyletic lineage in Melanommataceae (Pleosporales, Dothideomycetes) was reported, named as Dematiomelanomma yunnanense gen. et sp. nov., which consists of both sexual and asexual morphs.
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Biodiversity Conservation
Si-Ping Huang, Dan-Feng Bao, Hong-Wei Shen, Hong-Yan Su, Zong-Long Luo
Summary: A new aquatic fungal species, Neomonodictys aquatica, was discovered from submerged decaying wood in Erhai Lake, Yunnan Province, China. It is characterized by acrogenous, solitary, oval dictyospores with smooth walls. Phylogenetic analysis based on genetic sequence data showed that this new species is distinct from other Neomonodictys species.
BIODIVERSITY DATA JOURNAL
(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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Plant Sciences
Ying Gao, Jutamart Monkai, Eleni Gentekaki, Guang-Cong Ren, Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe, Jian-Chu Xu, Heng Gui
Summary: A new species of coelomycetous fungus in the genus Dothidea was discovered in Kunming, Yunnan Province during a survey of saprobic microfungi in Southwest China. Phylogenetic analyses confirmed its placement in Dothideaceae and revealed a sister relationship to Dothidea eucalypti. The new species is characterized by specific morphological features and aseptate, subglobose to ovoid, hyaline to pale-brown conidia, with comprehensive descriptions and illustrations provided in the study.
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Mycology
Thaisa F. Nobrega, Bruno W. Ferreira, Robert W. Barreto
Summary: Digitodesmium is a genus of saprobic fungi associated with decaying wood, and a new species Digitodesmium polybrachiatum was discovered in this study, exhibiting distinct morphological characteristics from other species in the genus.
MYCOLOGICAL PROGRESS
(2021)
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Plant Sciences
Ning-Guo Liu, Jian-Kui Liu, Ya-Ru Sun, Juangjun Jumpathong
Summary: A new hyphomycetous species, Tretospeira cheirospora, collected in northern Thailand, was described. It has unique characteristics such as brown conidiophores, monotretic conidiogenous cells, and distoseptate conidia. Molecular data confirms its classification in Phaeosphaeriaceae, and it is closely related to Banksiophoma australiensis. Comparison and discussion of similar genera in Phaeosphaeriaceae were also conducted.
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Microbiology
Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe, Sajeewa S. N. Maharachchikumbura
Summary: Our study describes new species of Phaeosphaeriaceae found in terrestrial habitats in Sichuan Province, China, and provides accurate classification and taxonomic relationships using morphological and molecular data. These findings contribute to understanding fungal diversity in China and have implications for future research on the ecological roles and biotechnological potential of these fungi. Additionally, our multi-gene phylogenetic approach improves the accuracy and resolution in species delimitation within the family.
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Microbiology
Ya-Fen Hu, Jing-Wen Liu, Xing-Xing Luo, Zhao-Huan Xu, Ji-Wen Xia, Xiu-Guo Zhang, Rafael F. Castaneda-Ruiz, Jian Ma
Summary: Eight new species of Distoseptispora were identified in southern China based on morphological and molecular phylogenetic analyses. These species were collected from dead branches of unidentified plants. This study contributes to our understanding of the diversity of Distoseptispora in southern China.
MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM
(2023)
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Microbiology
Wenhui Tian, Pengwei Su, Yanpeng Chen, Sajeewa S. N. Maharachchikumbura
Summary: In this study, nine Torula isolates were obtained from dead woody substrates in Sichuan, China. Based on morphological examination and phylogenetic analyses, seven Torula species, including four new species, were identified. This study provides further insights into wood-based Torula species in China.
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Microbiology
Ya-Fen Hu, Jing-Wen Liu, Zhao-Huan Xu, Rafael F. Castaneda-Ruiz, Kai Zhang, Jian Ma
Summary: Three new Helminthosporium species, H. guanshanense sp. nov., H. jiulianshanense sp. nov. and H. meilingense sp. nov., were discovered in southern China through morphological and molecular phylogenetic analyses. These species were found on dead branches of unidentified plants and were identified as independent taxa within Helminthosporium based on both molecular and morphological data.
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Microbiology
Er-Fu Yang, Saowaluck Tibpromma, Samantha C. Karunarathna, Rungtiwa Phookamsak, Jian-Chu Xu, Zhen-Xiong Zhao, Chathurika Karunanayake, Itthayakorn Promputtha
Summary: New genus, species, and host records of Pleosporales associated with mango in Yunnan, China are presented through morphological examinations and phylogenetic analyses.
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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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Plant Sciences
Ning-Guo Liu, Jian-Kui Liu, Ya-Ru Sun, Juangjun Jumpathong
Summary: A new hyphomycetous species, Tretospeira cheirospora, collected in northern Thailand, was described. It has unique characteristics such as brown conidiophores, monotretic conidiogenous cells, and distoseptate conidia. Molecular data confirms its classification in Phaeosphaeriaceae, and it is closely related to Banksiophoma australiensis. Comparison and discussion of similar genera in Phaeosphaeriaceae were also conducted.
Review
Microbiology
Achala R. Rathnayaka, K. W. Thilini Chethana, Alan J. L. Phillips, Jian-Kui Liu, Milan C. Samarakoon, E. B. Gareth Jones, Samantha C. Karunarathna, Chang-Lin Zhao
Summary: This study re-evaluated the character evolution and taxonomic placements of Botryosphaeriales species. It found that the order originated around 109 million years ago in the early Cretaceous period. The study also assessed two hypotheses and found a relationship between conidial color and nutritional mode in botryosphaerialean taxa.
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Plant Sciences
Chuan-Gen Lin, Jian-Kui Liu, Ekachai Chukeatirote, Kevin D. Hyde
Summary: A new species of Rhamphoriopsis, Rhamphoriopsis hyalospora, is described, and its distinguishing characteristics from other Rhamphoriopsis species are discussed based on morphological and molecular data analyses.
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Plant Sciences
Rungtiwa Phookamsak, Sinang Hongsanan, Darbhe Jayarama Bhat, Jianchu Xu, Peter E. Mortimer, Nakarin Suwannarach, Jaturong Kumla, Turki M. Dawoud, Saisamorn Lumyong
Summary: In this study, a new species called Scolecohyalosporium thailandense is described and characterized based on morphological and molecular approaches. The species was found on the grass Imperata sp. in terrestrial habitats in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand. Phylogenetic analyses showed that S. thailandense is closely related to the type species of the genus, S. submersum, forming a distinct clade within the family Parabambusicolaceae. This study provides morphological characteristics, illustrations, updated phylogenetic analyses, and discusses the distinctiveness of S. thailandense compared to closely related taxa.
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Microbiology
Yuan S. Liu, Jian-Kui Liu, Jaturong Kumla, Nakarin Suwannarach, Saisamorn Lumyong
Summary: This study examined 20 samples collected in 2019 and 2020, and found that they represented nine species in four sections through microscopic characteristics and multi-gene phylogenetic analyses. Three of these species were newly discovered, and there were also six interesting taxa, including four new records in Thailand.
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Microbiology
Xian-Dong Yu, Sheng-Nan Zhang, Jian-Kui Liu
Summary: Asexual and sexual morphs of saprobic bambusicolous fungi from Sichuan Province, China were taxonomically identified using morphological, cultural, and molecular phylogenetic methods. The multi-gene phylogeny indicated that these fungi belong to the Savoryellaceae family. Three new species, Canalisporium sichuanense, Dematiosporium bambusicola, and Savoryella bambusicola, were identified and described, while two new records, C. dehongense and D. aquaticum, were found in both terrestrial and freshwater bamboo habitats. The nomenclatural confusion of C. dehongense and C. thailandense was discussed.
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Mycology
Jin-Feng Zhang, Jian-Kui Liu, Kevin D. Hyde, Ya-Ya Chen, Hai-Yan Ran, Zuo-Yi Liu
Summary: This study investigates the morphology and phylogeny of ascomycetes collected from karst landscapes in Guizhou Province, China. Through the analysis of morphological characteristics and DNA sequence data, a total of 70 species were identified, belonging to two classes, 16 orders, 41 families, and 60 genera. Additionally, 13 new geographical records for China and 34 new species were discovered. Detailed descriptions and illustrations are provided in the study.
Article
Plant Sciences
Chanokned Senwanna, Nakarin Suwannarach, Rungtiwa Phookamsak, Jaturong Kumla, Sinang Hongsanan
Summary: During a survey in Thailand, three new species of Rhytidhysteron were identified from different host plants. This includes the first geographic record of R. subrufulum from Thailand, expanding knowledge of its distribution range. Additionally, two species were synonymized based on genetic and morphological analysis.
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Plant Sciences
Rui-Ru Liang, Sheng-Nan Zhang, Jian-Kui Liu
Summary: A new bamboo inhabiting ascomycete, Bambusicola autumnalis, was identified and analyzed in this study, providing morpho-phylogenetic evidence for its distinction from other Bambusicola species.
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Immunology
Sinang Hongsanan, Rungtiwa Phookamsak, Darbhe Jayarama Bhat, Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe, Itthayakorn Promputtha, Nakarin Suwannarach, Diana Sandamali, Saisamorn Lumyong, Jianchu Xu, Ning Xie
Summary: This study introduces two new fungal genera, Pseudorepetophragma and Pseudostomiopeltis, in the Yunnan region and revises the classification of other fungal genera. It provides new insights into the diversity and ecological roles of fungal species in this region.
FRONTIERS IN CELLULAR AND INFECTION MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
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Microbiology
Na Wu, Asha J. Dissanayake, Hong-Zhi Du, Jian-Kui Liu
Summary: A survey conducted in China and Thailand revealed a high diversity of Botryosphaeriaceae fungi on a broad range of hosts. This study identified new species and previously known species, and reported new hosts and geographical records.
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Mycology
A. R. Rathnayaka, K. W. T. Chethana, I. S. Manawasinghe, S. N. Wijesinghe, N. de Silva, D. S. Tennakoon, A. J. L. Phillips, J. K. Liu, E. B. G. Jones, Y. Wang, K. D. Hyde
Summary: Lasiodiplodia is a globally distributed pathogen that causes various diseases on a wide range of hosts. This study presents a reliable molecular marker for accurate taxonomic identification of Lasiodiplodia species. Geographical studies show that Lasiodiplodia is distributed in tropical and temperate regions. Lasiodiplodia theobromae is the most common species in this genus and has a wide distribution in tropical and subtropical regions.
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Mycology
W. L. Li, R. R. Liang, A. J. Dissanayake, J. K. Liu
Summary: This article introduces fungal species associated with woody oil plants, which are important in terms of food security, ecology, agriculture, and industrial manufacturing. The article provides descriptions, illustrations, and phylogenetic trees for various fungal taxa, as well as introducing new taxa and host/country records.
