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  • Morphological and phylogenetic analysis identifies four new Distoseptispora species in southern China
  • Forum review finds fungal naming rules unclear on environmental-sample types
  • Nine New Wood-Inhabiting Fungal Species Unveiled in Yunnan’s Forests

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bioengineer.org /2 days ago

Morphological and phylogenetic analysis identifies four new Distoseptispora species in southern China

A morpho-phylogenetic study identified four new Distoseptispora species from dead branches in Fujian, Jiangxi and Yunnan using microscopic traits and combined ITS, LSU, RPB2 and TE...

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bioengineer.org /2 days ago

Forum review finds fungal naming rules unclear on environmental-sample types

A forum review finds that the fungal naming code permits conflicting interpretations of whether environmental DNA samples can serve as type material.

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bioengineer.org /6 days ago

Nine New Wood-Inhabiting Fungal Species Unveiled in Yunnan’s Forests

An integrative study combining morphology and five-gene phylogenetics has revealed nine previously unknown species of the wood-inhabiting fungal genus Basidiodendron from Yunnan Pr...

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bioengineer.org /6 days ago

Two New Yeast Species Uncovered in China Expand the Hidden Fungal Family Tree

Researchers in China have described two new species of basidiomycetous yeasts, Tremella arisaematis and Pseudotremella guizhouensis, isolated from plant leaves and rotting wood in...

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bioengineer.org /4 days ago

Rare European ambrosia beetle harbors a hidden island of unknown fungi, including three brand-new species

A rare pinhole borer farming fungi inside dead silver fir trunks has yielded a new fungal genus, Wilhelmdebeerea oxyuri, plus two unknown yeasts, revealing an isolated pocket of co...

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bioengineer.org /3 days ago

Two New Purple Fungi Found in Mexico’s Temperate Forests

Morphology, chemistry and DNA sequencing have confirmed two new violet cup fungi from temperate forests in Mexico, including the first American Marcelleina species formally describ...

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news.mongabay.com /2 weeks ago

16 new fungal species found hiding in Thailand’s flowers

Researchers surveying garden and wild flowers across northern Thailand have uncovered 16 previously unknown species of black, yeast-like fungi living inside the flowers, according...

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bioengineer.org /5 days ago

Three new wood-decaying fungal species discovered in Southwest China’s forests

Deep in the subtropical forests of Yunnan Province, Southwest China, researchers have identified three previously unknown species of wood-inhabiting fungi, quietly expanding our pi...

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bioengineer.org /4 days ago

Two New Fungal Species Unearthed on Bamboo in China’s Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau

Integrative morphology and DNA analysis have revealed two previously unknown bamboo-inhabiting Xylariales fungi, Minuticlypeus zunyiensis and Paravamsapriya yunnanensis, in protect...

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journals.plos.org /1 month ago

<i>Mycodnaviridae are</i> a clade of giant viruses that persistently infect zoosporic fungi

by Jillian M. Myers, Frederik Schulz, Saleh Rahimlou, Vikas Yadav, Kevin R. Amses, D. Rabern Simmons, Sheng Sun, Michelle Orozco-Quime, Joseph Heitman, Jason E. Stajich, Timothy Y....

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podiatryarena.com /1 month ago

New bugs emerging as cause of onychomycosis

New fungal nail infections. Iorizzo M, Piraccini BM, Tosti A. Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2007 Apr;20(2):142-5. PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The number of people affected by onycho...

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journals.plos.org /1 month ago

Fungal appressoria as mechanochemical organelles for polyurethane degradation

by Fan Fei, Zhenjie Su, Rui Liu, Rongrong Gao, Chaomin Sun Polyurethane (PU) is a synthetic polymer characterized by highly stable urethane linkages that hinder biological turnove...

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vitaminretailer.com /3 days ago

Paul Stamets and Fungi Perfecti Publish Complete Genome for Agarikon

Renowned mycologist Paul Stamets and scientists from Fungi Perfecti (Olympia, WA) announced a significant milestone in fungal research with the world’s first complete genome of the...

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journals.plos.org /1 week ago

The <i>Cryptococcus neoformans</i> titanide is a pathogenic cell type that arises from typical yeast cells i...

by Abigail M. Potton, Iana Kalinina, Gordon D. Brown, Maria Makarova, Sandra Catania, Dora E. Corzo-Leon, Elizabeth R. Ballou Fungal morphogenesis is a major driver of disease out...

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journals.plos.org /1 month ago

Speeding up taxonomy in the digital age: A deep learning approach for identifying cryptic freshwater snails

by Dennis Vetter, Muhammad Ahsan, Diana Delicado, Thomas A. Neubauer, Thomas Wilke, Gemma Roig Cryptic species complexes pose fundamental challenges to biologists, as species exhi...

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thisiscolossal.com /1 month ago

Spanning 200+ Works, a New Book Celebrates the World of Fungi

Following surveys of butterflies, birds, oceans, and trees, the editors at Phaidon have settled on their next topic of inquiry: fungi. This October, the publisher will release an e...

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phys.org /1 day ago

Candida auris: A harbinger of further dangerous fungal species?

Why has the yeast Candida auris become a dangerous pathogen worldwide in just a few years? This question is on the minds of many researchers. Carla Schuh and Chaitanya Gokhale from...

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phys.org /3 days ago

How plants unwittingly help fungal pathogens

Infecting a maize plant is no simple task for a fungal pathogen such as Ustilago maydis. A group of researchers led by Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) has now uncovered...

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