Basidiomycete fungi subsist on various types of plant material in diverse environments, from
living and dead trees and forest litter to crops and grasses and to decaying plant matter in …

Fungi play a major role in the global carbon cycle because of their ability to utilize plant
biomass (polysaccharides, proteins, and lignin) as carbon source. Due to the complexity and …

Plant‐pathogenic fungi are a significant threat to economic and food security worldwide.
Novel protection strategies are required and therefore it is critical we understand the …

The genus Trichoderma contains fungi with high relevance for humans, with applications in
enzyme production for plant cell wall degradation and use in biocontrol. Here, we provide a …

The frequency of antifungal resistance, particularly to the azole class of ergosterol
biosynthetic inhibitors, is a growing global health problem. Survival rates for those infected …

The question of how phenotypic and genomic complexity are inter‐related and how they are
shaped through evolution is a central question in biology that historically has been …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi can form mutualistic endosymbiosis with> 70% of land
plants for obtaining fatty acids and sugars, in return, AM fungi promote plant nutrients and …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi are a diverse group of soil fungi (Glomeromycota) that
form the most ancient mutualistic association termed AM symbiosis with a majority of land …

Sexual reproduction is the basic way to form high genetic diversity and it is beneficial in
evolution and speciation of fungi. The global diversity of teleomorphic species in …

Plant biomass degradation by fungi has implications for several fields of science. The
enzyme systems employed by fungi for this are broadly used in various industrial sectors …