Review
Mycology
Edward Dearberg, Nathan Smith
Summary: This article discusses the application of photogrammetry in the field of mycology, highlighting the initial tests using dried fungal material and the improvements in methodology.
FUNGAL BIOLOGY REVIEWS
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Edith C. Hammer, Carlos Arellano-Caicedo, Paola Micaela Mafla-Endara, E. Toby Kiers, Tom Shimizu, Pelle Ohlsson, Kristin Aleklett
Summary: This study used microfluidic chips to investigate foraging strategies and habitat modification of Rhizophagus irregularis symbiotically associated with carrot roots. The researchers found that AMF hyphae can forage over long distances, prefer straight passages, and show branching induction when encountering obstacles. They also observed bi-directional transport of cellular content inside the hyphae and strategic allocation of biomass within the mycelium. Additionally, the AMF hyphae modified the pore-spaces in the chips by clogging them with irregularly shaped spores. These findings have important implications for understanding the impact of AMF on water retention in soils.
Article
Plant Sciences
Yaqin Sun, Yanan Cheng, Hang Li, Xing Liu, Ying Zhang, Xiujuan Ren, Dafu Wu, Fei Wang
Summary: The composition of the phoD-harboring bacterial community in the hyphosphere is significantly influenced by organic P levels, and dominant bacterial families are correlated with alkaline phosphatase activity and available P concentration.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Daniel Garcia-Ruano, Ian Hsu, Baptiste Leray, Benedicte Billard, Gianni Liti, Damien Coudreuse
Summary: Schizosaccharomyces pombe is a fission yeast that can mate and form spores in poor nitrogen conditions. Most natural isolates of S. pombe are homothallic, but heterothallic strains are commonly used in research labs. This article describes a simple method to generate heterothallic strains using the CRISPR-Cas9 editing tool.
Article
Mycology
Reginald Makhi Sabur Hunter, Atalya Destiny Manchester, Sara Katherine Gremillion, Emily Gayle Cantonwine
Summary: This study evaluates the feasibility of image analysis for assessing the radial growth and tissue volume of peanut pathogens. The results demonstrate that image analysis is a useful tool for evaluating Passalora arachidicola and Nothopassalora personata.
Article
Agronomy
Gyo-Bin Lee, Ki Deok Kim, Weon-Dae Cho, Wan-Gyu Kim
Summary: A new species, Didymella gigantis sp. nov., causing leaf spot in Korean angelica plants, was discovered in fields in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, Korea. Its existence was confirmed through morphological and molecular phylogenetic analyses.
Article
Agronomy
Soobin Shin, Hosung Jeon, Sieun Kim, Hyun-Ju Noh, Jong Won Jo, Kyunghun Min, Hokyoung Son
Summary: This study identified and characterized fungal strains isolated from diverse sources on Muui Island, Republic of Korea. It discovered one putative novel species and two previously unrecorded species in Korea, providing a comprehensive description of their molecular phylogenies and morphological characteristics.
Article
Mycology
Ana Carla da Silva Santos, Sheila Karine Belo Pedroso, Amanda Lucia Alves, Athaline Goncalves Diniz, Neiva Tinti de Oliveira, Patricia Vieira Tiago
Summary: This study reports Fusarium species associated with Aleurocanthus woglumi collected from a polyculture system in Brazil and provides an augmented description of F. volatile, including its sexual stage. The findings suggest that some species have unknown sexual stages and demonstrate the sexual reproductive modes and characteristics of certain species.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Radityo Pangestu, Prihardi Kahar, Chiaki Ogino, Akihiko Kondo
Summary: While flocculation has been proven effective in enhancing yeast robustness and ethanol production, its potential application in lactic acid fermentation has not been explored. This study compares the metabolic dynamics of flocculating and nonflocculating Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains in the presence of an exogenous lactic acid pathway and lignocellulose-derived byproducts. The study reveals that nonflocculant strains exhibit upregulated genes associated with glycolysis and energy metabolism at higher cell densities, leading to increased fermentation product levels. In contrast, flocculant strains maintain high glycolytic activity regardless of cell density and display protection against chemical stress. The differences in flocculation traits between the two strains may be attributed to variations in the nucleotide sequences of the flocculin genes and their regulators.
Review
Mycology
Xinlin Zhu, Youming Chen, Dan Yu, Wenjie Fang, Wanqing Liao, Weihua Pan
Summary: The burden of fungal infections on human health is increasing worldwide due to host toxicity, pathogen resistance, and immunodeficiency. In recent years, nanomaterials have been proven to be more effective as antifungal therapeutic agents and can overcome resistance against fungal medication.
MYCOLOGY-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ON FUNGAL BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Mycology
Alija B. Mujic, Todd F. Elliott, Ryan B. Stephens, James M. Trappe, Rebecca Kristol, Danielle Sublett, Matthew E. Smith
Summary: This study presents the taxonomic and systematic study of truffle-forming genera Destuntzia and Kjeldsenia, revealing new species and expanding their geographic ranges. The study also identifies additional undescribed species, which has important ecological implications for understanding these fungi.
Article
Mycology
Yunduo Zheng, Boquan Gao, Jianwen Wu, Xiumin Wang, Bing Han, Hui Tao, Jie Liu, Zhenlong Wang, Jinquan Wang
Summary: A microbial consortium called C1, which efficiently converts deoxynivalenol (DON) to de-epoxy DON (DOM-1), has been screened from the cecum contents of ducks. C1 can completely degrade 100 μg/ml DON after 24 h anaerobic incubation. In vitro, C1 can effectively degrade DON in corn steep liquor (CSL) and alleviate DON poisoning in mice. These findings suggest that C1 could be a promising biological detoxifier for DON and provide novel microbial resources for preventing DON contamination.
MYCOTOXIN RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Mycology
Lijuan Li, Yanyun Zhang, Christian Printzen, Lisong Wang, Xinyu Wang
Summary: Several specimens of Upretia from Southwest China have been identified as a new species named Upretia zeorina Li J. Li & Printzen. Two other specimens are referred to as Upretia sp. 1 and Upretia sp. 2. This study also provides a key to identify all known species of Upretia.
Article
Mycology
Xia Tang, Rajesh Jeewon, Yong-Zhong Lu, Abdulwahed Fahad Alrefaei, Ruvishika S. Jayawardena, Rong -Ju Xu, Jian Ma, Xue-Mei Chen, Ji-Chuan Kang
Summary: This study conducted a taxonomic investigation on Tetraplosphaeriaceae in three regions of China, revealing four new species. Based on morphology and phylogenetic analysis, these species were described and classified, and detailed illustrations and taxonomic notes were provided.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Porfirio Gallegos-Casillas, Luis F. Garcia-Ortega, Adriana Espinosa-Cantu, J. Abraham Avelar-Rivas, Carolina G. Torres-Lagunes, Adrian Cano-Ricardez, Angela M. Garcia-Acero, Susana Ruiz-Castro, Mayra Flores-Barraza, Alejandra Castillo, Fernando Gonzalez-Zozaya, America Delgado-Lemus, Francisco Molina-Freaner, Cuauhtemoc Jacques-Hernandez, Antonio Hernandez-Lopez, Luis Delaye, Xitlali Aguirre-Dugua, Manuel R. Kirchmayr, Lucia Morales, Eugenio Mancera, Alexander DeLuna
Summary: This study systematically describes the diversity of yeast species in open agave fermentations by isolating and identifying yeast strains from various locations in Mexico. The composition of yeast communities was weakly associated with local variables and types of climate, and six core species were consistently isolated from most producing regions. The study also revealed the existence of potential novel species.
Article
Mycology
Shi Wang, Xiaoman Liu, Chenlin Xiong, Susu Gao, Wenmeng Xu, Lili Zhao, Chunyan Song, Xiaoyong Liu, Timothy Y. James, Zhuang Li, Xiuguo Zhang
Summary: The study reveals the regulatory mechanism of SeDJ-1 in the development of S. eturmiunum, showing that SeASF1 triggers SeDJ-1 and SeDJ-1 can activate SePI3K, orchestrally involved in asexual and sexual reproduction. The findings highlight the deep similarities in coordinating asexual and sexual processes in both fungi and eukaryotes in general.
Article
Mycology
Francesco Venice, Federica Spina, Domenico Davolos, Stefano Ghignone, Giovanna Cristina Varese
Summary: Emerging fungal pathogens pose a global challenge for humankind, but our understanding of opportunism and antifungal resistance is limited. This study focused on the genus Scedosporium to investigate the genome evolution of these fungi and identified genes that may play a role in environmental adaptation and human infection. Additionally, the study examined the genomic response to antifungal compound stress to determine if fungi were pre-adapted to infect humans. The findings highlight the strengths and limitations of genomics in studying opportunistic fungal pathogens.
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Kevin Struhl
Summary: Polyadenylation commonly occurs in 3'-untranslated regions (UTRs) but rarely in coding regions. The recruitment of a complex called CpA to the 3'-UTRs restricts polyadenylation to these regions during Pol II elongation. Three models propose different mechanisms for the selective recruitment of CpA to the 3'-UTRs based on RNA, DNA, or RNA:DNA hybrid recognition. Experimental evidence is suggested to support these models.
Article
Mycology
Sarah J. Lloyd, Dmytro V. Leontyev, Gabriel Moreno, Angela Lopez Villalba, Martin Schnittler
Summary: A new genus and species of myxomycete, Tasmaniomyxa umbilicata, is described in this study. It possesses an unusual combination of characters from two families, and can be placed at the base of the branch of all lime-containing Physarales according to phylogenetic analysis.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Zepu Miao, Haiting Wang, Xinyu Tu, Zhengshen Huang, Shujing Huang, Xinxin Zhang, Fan Wang, Zhishen Huang, Huihui Li, Yue Jiao, Song Gao, Zhipeng Zhou, Chun-Min Shan, Jing Li, Jia-Xing Yue
Summary: Genetic targeting based on PCR is a powerful approach for studying gene functions. GetPrimers is a generalized computational framework and web tool that assists in automatic primer design for genetic targeting experiments. It supports both one-step PCR and fusion PCR strategies, and has been validated across multiple organisms and experimental setups.
