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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Masoud Nazarizadeh, Milena Novakova, Geraldine Loot, Nestory P. Gabagambi, Faezeh Fatemizadeh, Odipo Osano, Bronwen Presswell, Robert Poulin, Zoltan Vital, Tomas Scholz, Ali Halajian, Emiliano Trucchi, Pavlina Kocova, Jan Stefka
Summary: Studies on Ligula intestinalis tapeworm provide insights into the importance of host association and biogeography in parasite diversification.
MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION
(2023)
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Forestry
Bartosz Labiszak, Witold Wachowiak
Summary: This study investigates the role of hybridization and introgression in the evolutionary history of closely related pine taxa. The results indicate the significant impact of interspecific gene flow in the divergence of species and reveal asymmetrical migration patterns between different pine species. The study provides insights into the role of reticulation evolution in maintaining species integrity in forest trees.
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Microbiology
Rui Zhang, Xiao-fei Shi, Pei-gui Liu, Andrew W. Wilson, Gregory M. Mueller
Summary: This study resolves the phylogenetic relationships of Suillus fungi and explores their ancestral host associations and biogeographic distributions. Host shift speciation is found to explain the diversification of Suillus major clades, and dispersals between Eurasia and North America explain the prevalence of disjunct Suillus taxa.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
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Parasitology
Aneta Trefancova, Jana Kvicerova, Anna Macova, Michal Stanko, Lada Hofmannova, Vaclav Hypsa
Summary: Research shows that rodent-associated Eimeria parasites form a complex system of genetic lineages with different host specificities, and these lineages retain their specificities while spreading across large geographic areas. Additionally, the study demonstrates that genetic structure is only partially reflected by morphological traits.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY
(2021)
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Microbiology
Li-sha Song, Juan Huo, Lingyun Wan, Limei Pan, Ni Jiang, Jine Fu, Shugen Wei, Lili He
Summary: In this study, 150 different endophytic fungi were isolated from the haustorial roots of seven different hosts. Pestalotiopsis, Neopestalotiopsis, and Diaporthe were found to be the dominant genera. Moreover, some of the endophytic fungi exhibited significant antimicrobial activity against plant pathogens.
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Virology
Laura N. Cuypers, Sophie Gryseels, Natalie Van Houtte, Stuart J. E. Baird, Christopher A. Sabuni, Abdul S. Katakweba, Sebastiaan R. M. van den Burg, Josef Bryja, Herwig Leirs, Joelle Golly de Bellocq
Summary: Mastomys natalensis-borne mammarenaviruses show a preference for subspecific taxa rather than the entire species. These viruses can spill over and jump hosts in northern sub-Saharan Africa. This study found evidence of mammarenaviruses in non-M. natalensis samples from Tanzania, indicating the possibility of virus-subspecific host taxon associations. Host jumps were observed among rodent tribe members, suggesting that host genetic structure is important for understanding virus distribution and host specificity.
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Parasitology
Lucie Seidlova, Michal Benovics, Andrea Simkova
Summary: This article explores the coevolution of host-parasite interactions and the species diversity of parasites in cichlid fish. The study finds that the parasite fauna of cichlids in Neotropical America is still poorly explored. Phylogenetic analyses of the parasites reveal a significant coevolutionary signal in the host-parasite system.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY
(2022)
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Wade Simmons, Bernd Blossey
Summary: This study found that the leaf-beetle Galerucella birmanica only undergoes complete development on Trapa natans and Brasenia schreberi in North America. The feeding and oviposition preferences of G. birmanica cannot be fully explained by phylogenetic relatedness. Based on the low risk score of G. birmanica to Brasenia schreberi, widespread and safe biocontrol of T. natans in North America seems promising if approved by regulatory agencies.
BIOLOGICAL CONTROL
(2023)
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Parasitology
Boris R. Krasnov, Maxim V. Vinarski, Natalia P. Korallo-Vinarskaya, Georgy I. Shenbrot, Irina S. Khokhlova
Summary: In this study, the concept of dark diversity was applied to the host spectrum of parasites, defining it as dark host specificity (DHS). The trait-associated and geographic patterns of DHS in fleas and gamasid mites parasitic on small mammals were studied. The results indicate that DHS is repeatable within species, with the average DHS of fleas being affected by parasite traits. In most ectoparasites, regional DHS decreases with an increase in host specificity, while associations between DHS and environmental or host-associated characteristics are limited.
PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH
(2022)
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Microbiology
Mayara Cristhine de Oliveira Santana, Khaled Chourabi, Lilian Motta Cantanhede, Elisa Cupolillo
Summary: This study investigates the specificity of Leishmania RNA Virus 1 (LRV1) in relation to Leishmania (Viannia) species hosts. LRV1 was found to be associated with increased severity of Tegumentary Leishmaniasis (TL) symptoms and unfavorable clinical outcomes. The presence of LRV1 in various Leishmania species suggests host specificity, and phylogenetic analysis supports the coevolution of LRV1 and Leishmania.
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Microbiology
Gordon Lax, Anna Cho, Patrick J. Keeling
Summary: This article studies the diversity and evolutionary relationships of euglenids, focusing on an analysis of five ploeotid euglenids. It reveals new species and highlights the presence of some unidentified taxa.
JOURNAL OF EUKARYOTIC MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
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Microbiology
Martina Ferraguti, Josue Martinez de la Puente, Miguel Angel Jimenez-Clavero, Francisco Llorente, David Roiz, Santiago Ruiz, Ramon Soriguer, Jordi Figuerola
Summary: The Dilution Effect Hypothesis (DEH) suggests that greater biodiversity can lower disease prevalence by reducing host exposure to pathogens. However, a field study in SW Spain testing this hypothesis on four vector-borne pathogens found no support for the general protective ability of biodiversity. The study indicates that further research is needed to understand the ecological factors influencing pathogen prevalence and the conditions under which dilution effect occurs in nature.
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Mycology
Jing Yu, Jia Cai, Honggao Liu, Changlin Zhao
Summary: This study describes three new species of the wood-inhabiting fungal genus Phanerochaete from the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, China, namely P. daliensis, P. subtropica, and P. subtuberculata. The identification of these species was based on morphological features and phylogenetic analyses. The phylogenetic analysis revealed the relationship between these new species and other genera within the family Phanerochaetaceae.
MYCOLOGICAL PROGRESS
(2023)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Deborah Schonegger, Armelle Marais, Bisola Mercy Babalola, Chantal Faure, Marie Lefebvre, Laurence Svanella-Dumas, Sara Brazdova, Thierry Candresse
Summary: Using HTS, the virome of 45 carrot populations was analyzed, revealing 45 viruses with 25 being newly discovered. The majority of newly discovered viruses were associated with wild carrots, indicating their role as a reservoir of viral diversity. The carrot virome is rich in viruses involved in complex relationships for aphid transmission, providing a basis for further investigation of virus-vector-host interactions.
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Parasitology
Thomas H. Cribb, Rodney A. Bray, Jean-Lou Justine, James Reimer, Pierre Sasal, Sho Shirakashi, Scott C. Cutmore
Summary: The taxonomy of Bivesicula species from different locations was analyzed, revealing that the recognized Bivesicula species are not monophyletic. Ten species were distinguished based on morphological, molecular, and biological data, with five proposed as new species. The Bivesicula species were grouped into three clades, each with different fish hosts and external morphologies.
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Agronomy
Haleh Dokhanchi, Mahdi Arzanlou, Farnaz Abed-Ashtiani
Summary: A survey of barley leaf spot diseases in East Azerbaijan province, Iran, identified a new pathogen, P. semeniperda, with a disease incidence of 30% in sampled areas. Pathogenicity assay showed that most barley seeds infected with P. semeniperda failed to germinate after developing stromata on them through seed infection method. Further studies are needed to understand the geographic distribution, host range, and economic impact of this pathogen in major barley producing areas in Iran.
CEREAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
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Mycology
M. M. Wang, P. W. Crous, M. Sandoval-Denis, S. L. Han, F. Liu, J. M. Liang, W. J. Duan, L. Cai
Summary: The study identified 72 species of Fusarium and allied genera in China, and described 12 new species. The findings are important for understanding the phylogenetic relationships and distribution of Fusarium species.
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Genetics & Heredity
Valerie A. Buijs, Johannes Z. Groenewald, Sajeet Haridas, Kurt M. LaButti, Anna Lipzen, Francis M. Martin, Kerrie Barry, Igor Grigoriev, Pedro W. Crous, Michael F. Seidl
Summary: This study compared the genomic differences between pathogenic and endophytic species of the fungal genus Phyllosticta colonizing citrus plants. Several genomic differences were found between species with different lifestyles, including groups of genes that were only present in pathogens or endophytes. The study also revealed that species were clustered based on their carbohydrate active enzymes, independent of their phylogenetic association, and this clustering correlated with trophy prediction. Moreover, it was found that Phyllosticta citrichinaensis exhibited an intermediate lifestyle, sharing genomic and phenotypic attributes of both pathogens and endophytes.
G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS
(2022)
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Microbiology
Mounes Bakhshi, Leila Ebrahimi, Rasoul Zare, Mahdi Arzanlou, Milad Kermanian
Summary: The genus Cercospora contains many devastating plant pathogens causing leaf spot diseases. Traditional methods of identification based on morphology or host plants are unreliable, and multi-gene DNA sequences are essential for accurate species identification. In this study, the rep-PCR technique, specifically BOX-PCR, was successfully used to differentiate Cercospora species, showing its efficiency as a complementary method for molecular identification.
CURRENT MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
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Mycology
P. W. Crous, J. Boers, D. Holdom, E. R. Osieck, T. Steinrucken, Y. P. Tan, J. S. Vitelli, R. G. Shivas, M. Barrett, A-G Boxshall, J. Broadbridge, E. Larsson, T. Lebel, U. Pinruan, S. Sommai, P. Alvarado, G. Bonito, C. A. Decock, S. De la Pena-Lastra, G. Delgado, J. Houbraken, J. G. Macia-Vicente, H. A. Raja, A. Rigueiro-Rodriguez, A. Rodriguez, M. J. Wingfield, S. J. Adams, A. Akulov, T. AL-Hidmi, V Antonin, S. Arauzo, F. Arenas, F. Armada, J. Aylward, J-M Bellanger, A. Berraf-Tebbal, A. Bidaud, F. Boccardo, J. Cabero, F. Calledda, G. Corriol, J. L. Crane, J. D. W. Dearnaley, B. Dima, F. Dovana, A. Eichmeier, F. Esteve-Raventos, M. Fine, L. Ganzert, D. Garcia, D. Torres-Garcia, J. Gene, A. Gutierrez, P. Iglesias, L. Istel, P. Jangsantear, G. M. Jansen, M. Jeppson, N. C. Karun, A. Karich, P. Khamsuntorn, K. Kokkonen, M. Kolarik, A. Kubatova, R. Labuda, A. C. Lagashetti, N. Lifshitz, C. Linde, M. Loizides, J. J. Luangsa-ard, P. Lueangjaroenkit, S. Mahadevakumar, A. E. Mahamedi, D. W. Malloch, S. Marincowitz, A. Mateos, P-A Moreau, A. N. Miller, A. Molia, A. Morte, A. Navarro-Rodenas, J. Nebesarova, E. Nigrone, B. R. Nuthan, N. H. Oberlies, A. L. Pepori, T. Rama, D. Rapley, K. Reschke, B. M. Robicheau, F. Roets, J. Roux, M. Saavedra, B. Sakolrak, A. Santini, H. Sevcikova, P. N. Singh, S. K. Singh, S. Somrithipol, M. Spetik, K. R. Sridhar, M. Starink-Willemse, V. A. Taylor, A. L. van Iperen, J. Vauras, A. K. Walker, B. D. Wingfield, O. Yarden, A. W. Cooke, A. G. Manners, K. G. Pegg, J. Z. Groenewald
Summary: This study describes novel species of fungi from various countries, including Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, France, India, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Ukraine, and USA. The morphological and culture characteristics of these fungi are supported by DNA barcodes.
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Mycology
T. P. Wei, H. Zhang, X. Y. Zeng, P. W. Crous, Y. L. Jiang
Summary: Sympoventuriaceae is a family that includes saprophytes, endophytes, plant pathogens, and important animal or human opportunistic pathogens, with diverse ecologies and wide geographical distributions. Through multilocus phylogenetic analyses and morphological studies, we identified 22 genera within the Sympoventuriaceae family and revealed its evolutionary history.
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Mycology
Zeinab Bolboli, Reza Mostowfizadeh-Ghalamfarsa, Marcelo Sandoval-Denis, Moslem Jafari, Pedro W. Crous
Summary: A survey conducted in rainfed fig orchards in the Fars Province of Iran from 2018 to 2021 identified the occurrence and causal organisms of canker diseases. The study identified a new species, N. caricae sp. nov., as a cause of canker diseases and provided essential information for management strategies against these diseases in fig orchards in Iran.
MYCOLOGICAL PROGRESS
(2022)
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Agronomy
Ilaria Martino, Pedro willem Crous, Angelo Garibaldi, Maria Lodovica Gullino, Vladimiro Guarnaccia
Summary: A SYBR Green real-time PCR assay was developed to detect and quantify Colletotrichum ocimi in basil leaves and seeds. The assay showed high specificity and sensitivity, and successfully detected and quantified C. ocimi in artificially infected basil leaves.
PHYTOPATHOLOGIA MEDITERRANEA
(2022)
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Evolutionary Biology
Nicole K. Reynolds, Jason E. Stajich, Gerald L. Benny, Kerrie Barry, Stephen Mondo, Kurt LaButti, Anna Lipzen, Chris Daum, Igor Grigoriev, Hsiao-Man Ho, Pedro W. Crous, Joseph W. Spatafora, Matthew E. Smith
Summary: Improved sequencing technologies have revolutionized the understanding of fungal diversity and evolution on a global scale. A study was conducted using low coverage genome sequencing (LCGS) to analyze 171 Kickxellomycotina fungi and obtain marker genes for phylogenomic reconstruction. The study aimed to evaluate the quality and utility of LCGS data, test relationships among different clades, and compare functional analyses to gain insights into trophic modes.
GENOME BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2023)
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Mycology
M. Hernandez-Restrepo, C. A. Decock, M. M. Costa, P. W. Crous
Summary: Circinotrichum, Gyrothrix, and Vermiculariopsiella are dematiaceous, setose, saprobic hyphomycetes commonly found on plant litters in tropical to temperate climates. Through multi-locus analysis and morphological studies, it has been revealed that these genera belong to different species and families.
Editorial Material
Plant Sciences
M. Spetik, A. Eichmeier, J. Burgova, J. Z. Groenewald, P. W. Crous
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Mycology
Q. Chen, M. Bakhshi, Y. Balci, K. D. Broders, R. Cheewangkoon, S. F. Chen, X. L. Fan, D. Gramaje, F. Halleen, M. Horta Jung, N. Jiang, T. Jung, T. Majek, S. Marincowitz, I Milenkovic, L. Mostert, C. Nakashima, I. Nurul Faziha, M. Pan, M. Raza, B. Scanu, C. F. J. Spies, L. Suhaizan, H. Suzuki, C. M. Tian, M. Tomsovsky, J. R. Urbez Torres, W. Wang, B. D. Wingfield, M. J. Wingfield, Q. Yang, X. Yang, R. Zare, P. Zhao, J. Z. Groenewald, L. Cai, P. W. Crous
Summary: This paper is the fourth contribution in the Genera of Phytopathogenic Fungi (GOPHY) series. It provides detailed descriptions and information about 19 genera of phytopathogenic fungi and their relatives, including morphology, pathology, distribution, hosts, and disease symptoms, and also provides DNA barcodes for these taxa.
STUDIES IN MYCOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Mycology
X. W. Wang, P. J. Han, F. Y. Bai, A. Luo, K. Bensch, M. Meijer, B. Kraak, D. Y. Han, B. D. Sun, P. W. Crous, J. Houbraken
Summary: This study provides an up-to-date overview of the taxonomy and phylogeny of genera and species belonging to the Chaetomiaceae family, including a comprehensive analysis of thermophilic strains. Through multigene phylogenetic analysis, 50 genera and 275 species are identified, along with the proposal of six new genera, six new species, 45 new combinations, and three new names.
STUDIES IN MYCOLOGY
(2022)
