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Immunology
Chao-Ge Wang, Josef Vlasak, Can Jin, Jing Si
Summary: Phylogenetic and morphological analyses were conducted on the genus Rigidoporus, which is characterized by its annual to perennial basidiomata, monomitic to pseudo-dimitic hyphal structure, and ellipsoid to globose basidiospores. The study reconstructed the phylogeny of Rigidoporus species using DNA sequences and provided descriptions of three new species and one new combination in the genus.
FRONTIERS IN CELLULAR AND INFECTION MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Microbiology
Zhan-Bo Liu, Meng Zhou, Fang Wu, Jian Yu
Summary: This study describes two new wood-inhabiting fungi, Sidera salmonea and S. tibetica, from southwest China. They were characterized by distinct morphological features and confirmed to be members of the genus Sidera through phylogenetic analysis.
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Plant Sciences
Sheng-Hua Wu, Chiung-Chih Chang, Chia-Ling Wei, Guo-Zheng Jiang
Summary: Phylloporia moricola is a newly described species from Sichuan Province, China, identified based on morphological features and phylogenetic analysis of DNA sequences. It is closely related to Phylloporia mori but differs in certain characteristics such as hymenial setae and basidiospore size.
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Immunology
Qian Chen, Lu Liu, Jing Si, Josef Vlasak
Summary: During a study on wood-inhabiting fungi in the USA, four unknown specimens were identified as two new species of Fuscoporia - F. hawaiiana and F. minutissima, based on morphological and molecular genetic analyses. F. hawaiiana is characterized by pileate basidiocarps, absence of cystidioles, hooked hymenial setae, and ellipsoid to subglobose basidiospores. F. minutissima is distinguished by small pores and basidiospores. The taxonomic status of these two species is briefly discussed and a key to North American Fuscoporia species is provided.
FRONTIERS IN CELLULAR AND INFECTION MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Douglas M. Couceiro, Sheyla Regina M. Couceiro
Summary: Hymenochaetales and Polyporales are important macrofungi for the maintenance of tropical forests, as they are directly involved in the nutrient cycling of wood decomposition. Through collection studies in the Brazilian Amazon region, 91 species were identified, and their association with environmental conditions was discovered.
ANAIS DA ACADEMIA BRASILEIRA DE CIENCIAS
(2022)
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Mycology
M. Zhou, Y. C. Dai, J. Vlasak, H. G. Liu, Y. Yuan
Summary: This study revises the systematic classification of Trichaptum s.l. using morphology and molecular research, finding that the traditional Trichaptum s.l. is not monophyletic. Two main clades, distantly related, are recognized and two new families, Hirschioporaceae and Trichaptaceae, are proposed. The study also identifies 49 taxa through genetic analysis and morphological examination of 625 specimens, proposing 28 new combinations.
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Biodiversity Conservation
Zi-Rui Gu, Chang-Lin Zhao
Summary: Wood-decaying fungi, including the newly proposed species Rhizochaete fissurata and R. grandinosa, play important roles as decomposers in forest ecosystems. These two new species are distinguished by their morphological features and molecular evidence. Phylogenetic analyses show that they are closely related to other species within the genus Rhizochaete.
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Mycology
Zhan-Bo Liu, Hong -Min Zhou, Hong-Gao Liu, Yuan Yuan
Summary: This study describes and illustrates two new species, Sidera americana and S. borealis, belonging to a worldwide genus of wood-inhabiting fungi with mostly poroid hymenophore. They were mainly found growing on rotten wood of Abies, Picea, and Pinus.
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Mycology
Tai-Min Xu, Yi-Fei Sun, Shun Liu, Chang-Ge Song, Neng Gao, Dong-Mei Wu, Bao-Kai Cui
Summary: Wood-inhabiting fungi in China have uneven distribution, with more fungi found in southwest China and fewer fungi found in northwest China. During a study of wood-inhabiting fungi in Xinjiang, a large number of specimens were collected. Eight specimens growing on Picea schrenkiana were identified as two new species in Ceriporiopsis and Sidera based on their morphological characteristics and molecular evidence. Detailed illustrations and descriptions of these novel species, Ceriporiopsis tianshanensis and Sidera tianshanensis, are provided.
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Plant Sciences
Qian Chen, Hua-dong Luo, Na Cheng, De-shun Zhang
Summary: A new species, Fuscoporia kenyana sp. nov. from Kenya, Eastern Africa, is described and illustrated in this study. The phylogenetic analyses based on nLSU and ITS+nLSU datasets confirm that Fuscoporia kenyana is a new taxon in the genus Fuscoporia. In addition, annotated identification keys are provided for African species and different types of Fuscoporia.
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Plant Sciences
Qian Chen, Lu Liu, De-Shun Zhang, Li-Li Dong
Summary: A new species, Fuscoporia hainanensis sp. nov., is described based on specimens from China. Phylogenetic analyses showed that this new species belongs to the F. contigua group and is distinct from other species. It has specific characteristics such as annual basidiocarps with medium sized pores, aseptate skeletal hyphae, presence of mycelial setae, hymenial setae and cystidioles, and cylindric basidiospores.
Article
Immunology
Meng Zhou, Xiao-Hong Ji, Hong-Gao Liu, Kurt Miller, Yuan Yuan, Josef Vlasak
Summary: Two new species, Fulvifomes acaciae and Pyrrhoderma nigra, have been described and illustrated based on morphological and phylogenetic analyses. F. acaciae is characterized by ash gray to dark gray, encrusted and cracked pileal surface, circular pores with entire dissepiments, and ellipsoid basidiospores. P. nigra is characterized by dark gray to black pore surface, small circular pores, and ellipsoid basidiospores. The differences between these new species and closely related species are discussed, and identification keys for Fulvifomes and Pyrrhoderma are provided.
FRONTIERS IN CELLULAR AND INFECTION MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Qiang Sun, Man He, Meng Zhang, Sha Zeng, Li Chen, Hui Zhao, Han Yang, Maolun Liu, Shan Ren, Haibo Xu
Summary: Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been used for centuries as an important part of complementary and alternative medicine, particularly in the treatment of various diseases. However, the lack of understanding of active ingredients and mechanisms of TCM in combating diseases like colorectal cancer has hindered the development of clinical products and precision medicine in this field.
FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Microbiology
Nataliya Shakhova, Sergey Volobuev
Summary: The wood-decaying pathogen fungus Fomitiporia hippophaeicola, which infects sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides), has been rediscovered after 48 years in the Eastern Caucasus, Russia. The species identity was confirmed by both morphological and genetic data. A dikaryotic strain of F. hippophaeicola was introduced and characterized, and its growth and morphological features on different agar media were described for the first time. Enzyme activity analysis showed medium activities and moderate degradation capacity of the strain towards the polyphenol dye azur B.
ARCHIVES OF MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
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)
