[HTML][HTML] Unseen fungal biodiversity and complex inter-organismal interactions in Protea flower heads

J Aylward, F Roets, LL Dreyer, MJ Wingfield - Fungal Biology Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
A unique microbiome occurs within the flower heads of various Protea species endemic to
Africa. These include two lineages of ophiostomatoid fungi, Knoxdaviesia (Microascales) …

Phoretic Symbionts of the Mountain Pine Beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins)

JE Mercado, RW Hofstetter, DM Reboletti… - Forest …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
During its life cycle, the tree-killing mountain pine beetle Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins
interacts with phoretic organisms such as mites, nematodes, fungi, and bacteria. The types …

Mesostigmata as biological control agents, with emphasis on Rhodacaroidea and Parasitoidea

RC Castilho, R Venancio, JPZ Narita - … control of plant feeding mites and …, 2015 - Springer
The Mesostigmata is a large mite order corresponding to about 20% of all known mite
species. These are found in different habitats, but are most abundant and diverse in the soil …

Can arthropods act as vectors of fungal dispersion in heritage collections? A case study on the archive of the University of Coimbra, Portugal

J Trovão, N Mesquita, DS Paiva… - International …, 2013 - Elsevier
A previous work that used documents from the Archive of the University of Coimbra,
described a high fungal diversity colonizing different types of documents. Cladosporium …

Population biology and ecology of ectomycorrhizal fungi

L Vincenot, MA Selosse - Biogeography of mycorrhizal symbiosis, 2017 - Springer
Studies on ectomycorrhizal fungi (EcMF) populations, their genetic diversity, dynamics and
the ecological drivers of their structure have long struggled with characterisation of fungal …

Design, Synthesis, and 3D-QASR of Oxazoline Derivatives Containing an S–S Moiety as Potential Acaricide

Q Tian, T Du, A Xu, Y Li - Journal of Agricultural and Food …, 2024 - ACS Publications
To mitigate the detrimental effects of agricultural pest mites on crop yield, an active
substructure splicing strategy was employed to modify etoxazole by introducing an S–S …

Ophiostomatoid fungi associated with mites phoretic on bark beetles in Qinghai, China

R Chang, TA Duong, SJ Taerum, MJ Wingfield… - IMA fungus, 2020 - Springer
Bark beetle galleries are complex ecosystems where many microbes and other arthropods
co-exist with the beetles. Fungi isolated from these galleries are often referred to as 'beetle …

Birds mediate a fungus-mite mutualism

N Theron-De Bruin, LL Dreyer, EA Ueckermann… - Microbial ecology, 2018 - Springer
Mutualisms between ophiostomatoid fungi and arthropods have been well documented.
These fungi commonly aid arthropod nutrition and, in turn, are transported to new niches by …

Association of Botryosphaeriaceae and Phaeoacremonium species with insect-damaged quince shoots

H Mohammadi, S Sharifi - Journal of Plant Pathology, 2016 - JSTOR
During a study of fungal flora associated with fruit trees decline in Lorestan province (Iran),
54 isolates of Phaeoacremonium and Botryosphaeriaceae were obtained from symptomatic …

Long-distance dispersal and recolonization of a fire-destroyed niche by a mite-associated fungus

J Aylward, LL Dreyer, ET Steenkamp, MJ Wingfield… - Fungal biology, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract The Fynbos Biome in the Core Cape Subregion of South Africa is prone to recurrent
fires that can clear vast areas of vegetation. Between periods of fire, ophiostomatoid fungi …