Bioaerosol biomonitoring: Sampling optimization for molecular microbial ecology

RMW Ferguson, S Garcia‐Alcega… - Molecular ecology …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Bioaerosols (or biogenic aerosols) have largely been overlooked by molecular ecologists.
However, this is rapidly changing as bioaerosols play key roles in public health …

Give me a sample of air and I will tell which species are found from your region: Molecular identification of fungi from airborne spore samples

N Abrego, V Norros, P Halme… - Molecular ecology …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Fungi are a megadiverse group of organisms, they play major roles in ecosystem functioning
and are important for human health, food production and nature conservation. Our …

Vegetation type determines spore deposition within a forest–agricultural mosaic landscape

MA Redondo, A Berlin, J Boberg… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Predicting fungal community assembly is partly limited by our understanding of the factors
driving the composition of deposited spores. We studied the relative contribution of …

Assessment of passive traps combined with high-throughput sequencing to study airborne fungal communities

J Aguayo, C Fourrier-Jeandel, C Husson… - Applied and …, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Techniques based on high-throughput sequencing (HTS) of environmental DNA have
provided a new way of studying fungal diversity. However, these techniques suffer from a …

The air mycobiome is decoupled from the soil mycobiome in the California San Joaquin Valley

R Wagner, L Montoya, C Gao, JR Head… - Molecular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Dispersal is a key force in the assembly of fungal communities and the air is the dominant
route of dispersal for most fungi. Understanding the dynamics of airborne fungi is important …

Quantitative interactions between the biocontrol fungus Phlebiopsis gigantea, the forest pathogen Heterobasidion annosum and the fungal community inhabiting …

J Oliva, M Messal, L Wendt, M Elfstrand - Forest Ecology and Management, 2017 - Elsevier
Protection against the root rot fungus Heterobasidion annosum sl is achieved by
mechanically spraying stumps with spores of the antagonistic fungus Phlebiopsis gigantea …

Aerial eDNA contributes vital information for fungal biodiversity assessment

K Runnel, P Lõhmus, K Küngas… - Journal of Applied …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Fungal diversity drives key processes in terrestrial ecosystems, but remains challenging to
measure in the field and to monitor over time. In particular, we lack methods capable of …

Comparative profiling of wood canker pathogens from spore traps and symptomatic plant samples within California almond and walnut orchards

I Jiménez Luna, D Doll, VETM Ashworth… - Plant …, 2022 - Am Phytopath Society
Fungi causing wood canker diseases are major factors limiting productivity and longevity of
almond and walnut orchards. The goal of this study was to compare pathogen profiles from …

Rainfall homogenizes while fruiting increases diversity of spore deposition in Mediterranean conditions

C Castaño, JA Bonet, J Oliva, G Farré, JM de Aragón… - Fungal Ecology, 2019 - Elsevier
There is a lack of knowledge regarding the main factors modulating fungal spore deposition
in forest ecosystems. We have described the local spatio-temporal dynamics of fungal spore …

Management of mushroom resources in Spanish forests: a review

JA Domínguez-Núñez, JA Oliet - Forestry, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Mycological resources have attracted considerable interest from the public recently. In this
context, forest mycological management of wild mushrooms has emerged a research field …