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Entomology
Ricardo de Oliveira Barbosa Bitencourt, Jacenir Reis dos Santos-Mallet, Carl Lowenberger, Adriana Ventura, Patricia Silva Golo, Vania Rita Elias Pinheiro Bittencourt, Isabele da Costa Angelo
Summary: In this study, the effects of three strains of M. anisopliae on Ae. aegypti larvae were evaluated. It was found that M. anisopliae IBCB 481 and CG 153 could completely kill the larvae, while CG 489 had a survival rate of about 50%. Through histopathology and scanning electron microscopy, it was observed that the fungus could infect the insect midgut, damage the intestinal mucosa, and degrade the brush border. Additionally, the potential of M. anisopliae IBCB 481 to kill Ae. aegypti larvae and methods to improve spore production were reported for the first time.
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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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Food Science & Technology
Lili Jia, Yuyun Huang, Jae-Hyuk Yu, Marc Stadler, Yanchun Shao, Wanping Chen, Fusheng Chen
Summary: Monascus species are traditional filamentous fungi in East Asia, but their low production of asexual spores limits their industrial application. In this study, the researchers identified and characterized the genes involved in asexual development and secondary metabolite production in Monascus ruber M7. The deletion of certain genes affected conidiation and secondary metabolite yields. These findings provide new insights and opportunities for improving conidial production in Monascus spp.
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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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Plant Sciences
Ling-Ling Liu, Lian-Chai Song, Xiao-Feng Gu, Quan-Quan Wei, Meng Zhang, Zuo-Yi Liu, Jiu-Lan Gou
Summary: A survey of freshwater fungi from Karst Plateau wetlands in Guizhou Province, China, found three fresh collections with unique conidia features. Phylogenetic analysis confirmed their placement in the genera Dictyocheirospora and Dictyosporium. Two collections represented the species Dictyocheirospora rotunda, while the other collection introduced a new species, Dictyosporium duliujiangense. An updated phylogenetic tree, descriptions, and illustrations were provided for the two taxa of Dictyosporiaceae.
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Ecology
Donat Magyar, John T. Van Stan, Kandikere R. Sridhar
Summary: The study provides a comprehensive synthesis of over 50 years of research on stemflow fungi, evaluating observations, methods, and proposing a testable theory for understanding spatiotemporal dynamics of conidial assemblages. Through observations of 228 fungal species' conidia collected from various tree species, hypothetical relationships regarding stemflow production and species composition were identified.
FRONTIERS IN FORESTS AND GLOBAL CHANGE
(2021)
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
A. Cando-Narvaez, O. Loera, J. E. Mendez-Hernandez
Summary: The study found that reusing residual rice can significantly increase conidia production and productivity in both fungal species.
LETTERS IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Jan Borovicka, Simone Braeuer, Martin Walenta, Hana Hrselova, Tereza Leonhardt, Jan Sacky, Antonin Kana, Walter Goessler
Summary: This study analyzed the trace element concentrations in fruit bodies of six Thelephora species. It found that T. penicillata has the exceptional ability to accumulate Cd, As, Cu, and Zn simultaneously, raising questions about the biological importance of metal(loid) hyperaccumulation in mushrooms.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Anna Poli, Elena Bovio, Iolanda Perugini, Giovanna Cristina Varese, Valeria Prigione
Summary: This study identified a new Corollospora mediterranea species complex in the Mediterranean Sea, highlighting the extraordinary reservoir of novel fungal species with undiscovered biotechnological potential in this region.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Edyta Fialkowska, Wojciech Fialkowski, Christopher G. Wilson, Agnieszka Pajdak-Stos
Summary: The research shows that high concentrations of PAX-18 significantly restrict the number of rotifers, while they can survive and increase at lower concentrations. When influenced by predacious fungi, rotifers are more likely to survive at lower concentrations.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Microbiology
Chang-Ge Song, Yuan-Yuan Chen, Shun Liu, Tai-Min Xu, Xiao-Lan He, Di Wang, Bao-Kai Cui
Summary: In this study, phylogenetic and taxonomic analyses of Phellodon from China were conducted using both single and multi-gene analysis. Three new species were discovered. This study provides a foundation for future phylogenetic studies of the genus.
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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.
Article
Microbiology
Viridiana Magana-Duenas, Jose Francisco Cano-Lira, Alberto Miguel Stchigel
Summary: The study collected over a hundred samples of plant debris from various freshwater locations in Spain and identified six new fungal species. Morphological comparison and phylogenetic analysis revealed that three strains belong to the family Didymellaceae and the remaining three strains belong to the family Phaeosphaeriaceae. The discovery of these new taxa significantly increases the number of coelomycetous fungi described from freshwater habitats.
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Microbiology
Yuan Yuan, Ying-Da Wu, Ya-Rong Wang, Meng Zhou, Jun-Zhi Qiu, De-Wei Li, Josef Vlasak, Hong-Gao Liu, Yu-Cheng Dai
Summary: Phaeolus schweinitzii is a species complex with six taxa, as confirmed by molecular phylogenetic analysis based on samples from China, Europe, and North America. Two new species were described in Northeast and Southwest China, while three taxa with distinct distributions were found in North America, differing from P. schweinitzii.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Pitaksin Chitta, Sutasinee Nontajak, Natthawee Mabangkhru, Boonsom Bussaban
Summary: A severe outbreak of rust disease was observed on Prunus species in northern Thailand. The causal agent was identified as Tranzschelia discolor based on morphological characteristics and molecular analysis. This is the first report of P. salicina as a host of T. discolor in Thailand.
Article
Mycology
Sandra Hilario, Liliana Santos, Alan J. L. Phillips, Artur Alves
Summary: Species in the genus Diaporthe are important plant pathogens, but the establishment of robust species concepts for international phytosanitary measures has been challenging. This study demonstrates the high variability of the ITS region, leading to difficulties in species delimitation. Divergent ITS paralogs were found within the genome of D. novem, suggesting possible escape from concerted evolution or duplication events. The study also reports the existence of a putative hybrid in the genus Diaporthe for the first time.
Article
Mycology
Hong-Wei Shen, Dan-Feng Bao, Darbhe J. Bhat, Hong-Yan Su, Zong-Long Luo
Summary: This study briefly reviewed the biodiversity and taxonomic status of lignicolous freshwater fungi in Yunnan, their ecological functions in freshwater environments, factors affecting community distribution, application status, and research difficulties.
MYCOLOGY-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ON FUNGAL BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Eugenio Diogo, Helena Machado, Ana Reis, Carlos Valente, Alan J. L. Phillips, Helena Braganca
Summary: Eucalyptus globulus, the main species of eucalyptus in Portuguese planted forests, experienced an increase in plantations in the second half of the twentieth century due to its use in the paper and pulp industry. Despite initially being free from pests and diseases, the number of insects and pathogens affecting these trees gradually increased. Recent studies identified two Phytophthora species, P. cinnamomi and P. alticola, as the cause of root rot and dieback in E. globulus, with P. alticola being the first report outside of South Africa. The possible factors contributing to the increased occurrence of this disease are discussed.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Microbiology
Rui Gu, Dan-Feng Bao, Hong-Wei Shen, Xi-Jun Su, Yun-Xia Li, Zong-Long Luo
Summary: This study focused on taxonomic novelties and new host records of endophytic fungi associated with Rhododendron plants collected from Cangshan Mountain in Yunnan Province, China. Six new species and a new host record were described in this study.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Microbiology
Jun He, Xiao Han, Zong-Long Luo, E-Xian Li, Song-Ming Tang, Hong-Mei Luo, Kai-Yang Niu, Xi-jun Su, Shu-Hong Li
Summary: This study identified the species diversity of Ganoderma in Yunnan Province, China using morphological and molecular characteristics. The results revealed the presence of 18 Ganoderma species, including three new species. A checklist of Ganoderma species in Yunnan Province, accounting for 71.11% of the known species in China, was established, along with a classification key.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
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.
Article
Microbiology
Si-Yao Wang, Eric H. C. McKenzie, Alan J. L. Phillips, Yan Li, Yong Wang
Summary: In this study, 23 strains of Diaporthales fungi were isolated from plant material in Guizhou Province, China. Through multigene phylogenetic analyses and morphological studies, nine species were identified, including a new genus (Pseudomastigosporella), a new species (Chrysofolia), and five new species (Diaporthe). Additionally, two newly recorded species for China were discovered.
Article
Microbiology
Rong-Ju Xu, Ying-An Zhu, Ning-Guo Liu, Saranyaphat Boonmee, De-Qun Zhou, Qi Zhao
Summary: During the investigation, 15 collections of lignicolous freshwater fungi were isolated from submerged decaying wood in the Tibetan Plateau habitat. These fungi display characteristic punctiform or powdery colonies with dark pigmented and muriform conidia. Phylogenetic analysis of their DNA sequences revealed that they belong to three families in Pleosporales. Out of these, four species were identified as new species, while three species were reported as new records in the freshwater habitats of Tibetan Plateau, China. This study provides morphological descriptions and illustrations of the new collections.
Article
Plant Sciences
Liang Zhang, Hong-Wei Shen, Dan-Feng Bao, Long-Li Li, Xi-Jun Su, Zong-Long Luo
Summary: This study describes the diversity of lignicolous freshwater fungi in the Yuanjiang basin and identifies two new species of Wongia.
Article
Microbiology
Diana S. Pereira, Sandra Hilario, Micael F. M. Goncalves, Alan J. L. Phillips
Summary: Due to cryptic diversification and species complexity, the authors used genealogical concordance criterion and coalescent-based species delimitation models to accurately circumscribe the species boundaries in the Diaporthe genus. The study revealed that previous species descriptions were overestimated, and 52 Diaporthe spp. should be considered as a single species.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Sha Luan, Hong-Wei Shen, Dan-Feng Bao, Zong-Long Luo, Yun-Xia Li
Summary: During an investigation in Yunnan Province, China, two fresh collections of Torula taxa from plateau lakes were examined morphologically.
BIODIVERSITY DATA JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Microbiology
Fa Zhang, Yao-Quan Yang, Fa-Ping Zhou, Wen Xiao, Saranyaphat Boonmee, Xiao-Yan Yang
Summary: Five novel nematode-trapping fungi belonging to the genera Arthrobotrys and Drehslerella were identified based on morphological and multigene phylogenetic analyses. Two species produce adhesive networks, while the other three produce constricting rings to capture nematodes. This study provides morphological descriptions, illustrations, taxonomic notes, and phylogenetic analysis for these new taxa, along with a key for Drechslerella species, and discusses deficiencies in the taxonomy and evolution study of nematode-trapping fungi.
Article
Microbiology
Hong-Wei Shen, Dan-Feng Bao, Saranyaphat Boonmee, Xi-Jun Su, Xing-Guo Tian, Kevin D. Hyde, Zong-Long Luo
Summary: During the investigation of lignicolous freshwater fungi in plateau lakes in Yunnan Province, China, eight species of Lentitheciaceae were collected, including a new genus Paralentithecium, two new species, three new records, and three known species.
Review
Microbiology
Diana S. Pereira, Alan J. L. Phillips
Summary: Palm trees are a diverse habitat with intense fungal colonization, making them an important substratum to explore fungal diversity. However, research on palm fungi is still lacking and their taxonomic classification within modern DNA sequence-based classifications needs further study. Palm trees can be considered model plants for studying fungal biodiversity and palm fungi play a key role in biodiversity surveys. It is estimated that there are over 76,000 species of palm fungi worldwide, of which more than 2500 are currently known.
Article
Mycology
Lin Li, Shan-Ping Wan, Yun Wang, Naritsada Thongklang, Song -Ming Tang, Zong-Long Luo, Shu-Hong Li
Summary: More specimens of Hydnotrya have been collected from southwestern China in recent years. Morphological and molecular analyses showed that they belonged to three species of Hydnotrya, of which two are new to science. The study described the new species and discussed their relationship with other species. It also provided a more detailed description of a previously reported species and a key for distinguishing different species.
