Studying Soil Ecology and Growth Conditions of Phellorinia herculeana, a Wild Edible Mushroom

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Production, stability and degradation of Trichoderma gliotoxin in growth medium, irrigation water and agricultural soil

R. Jayalakshmi et al.

Summary: Gliotoxin production by Trichoderma virens is influenced by the growth medium pH, with stability in acidic water but degradation in alkaline water. Soil moisture, microbial community, and pH conditions play a major role in the degradation of gliotoxin in soil ecosystems.

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS (2021)

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Genome reduction and relaxed selection is associated with the transition to symbiosis in the basidiomycete genus Podaxis

Benjamin H. Conlon et al.

Summary: Insights into the genomic consequences of symbiosis for basidiomycete fungi associated with social insects are limited. Through genome analysis of termite-associated Podaxis fungi, it was found that the transition to termite association led to reductions in genome size and gene content. Termite specialists exhibited poorer performance under oxidative stress, while all lineages retained some capacity for lignin cleavage. Mitochondrial genomes of termite associates were significantly larger, potentially due to smaller population sizes or reduced competition.

ISCIENCE (2021)

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Review Mycology