▪ Abstract Most hypovirulence in the chestnut blight fungus, Cryphonectria parasitica, is
associated with infection by fungal viruses in the family Hypoviridae. Hypovirulence has …

Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is frequently observed in prokaryotes and until recently was
assumed to be of limited importance to eukaryotes. However, there is an increasing body of …

Metarhizium spp. are being used as environmentally friendly alternatives to chemical
insecticides, as model systems for studying insect-fungus interactions, and as a resource of …

The ascomycetous fungus Nectria haematococca,(asexual name Fusarium solani), is a
member of a group of> 50 species known as the “Fusarium solani species complex” …

Ecological factors, hybrid sterility and differences in ploidy levels are well known for
contributing to gene-flow barriers in plants. Another common postzygotic incompatibility …

Fungi are a diverse group of organisms with a huge variation in reproductive strategy. While
almost all species can reproduce sexually, many reproduce asexually most of the time …

Like other microorganisms, fungi exist in populations that are adaptable. Under the selection
imposed by antifungal drugs, drug-sensitive fungal pathogens frequently evolve resistance …

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 …

SUMMARY True morels (Morchella spp., Morchellaceae, Ascomycota) are widely regarded
as a highly prized delicacy and are of great economic and scientific value. Recently, the …

Prions are believed to be infectious, self-propagating polymers of otherwise soluble, host-
encoded proteins,. This concept is now strongly supported by the recent findings that …