Fungal identification using molecular tools: a primer for the natural products research community

HA Raja, AN Miller, CJ Pearce… - Journal of natural …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Fungi are morphologically, ecologically, metabolically, and phylogenetically diverse. They
are known to produce numerous bioactive molecules, which makes them very useful for …

Colletotrichum: current status and future directions

PF Cannon, U Damm, PR Johnston… - Studies in …, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
A review is provided of the current state of understanding of Colletotrichum systematics,
focusing on species-level data and the major clades. The taxonomic placement of the genus …

Nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region as a universal DNA barcode marker for Fungi

CL Schoch, KA Seifert, S Huhndorf… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
Six DNA regions were evaluated as potential DNA barcodes for Fungi, the second largest
kingdom of eukaryotic life, by a multinational, multilaboratory consortium. The region of the …

One fungus, which genes? Development and assessment of universal primers for potential secondary fungal DNA barcodes

JB Stielow, CA Levesque, KA Seifert… - … and Evolution of …, 2015 - ingentaconnect.com
The aim of this study was to assess potential candidate gene regions and corresponding
universal primer pairs as secondary DNA barcodes for the fungal kingdom, additional to ITS …

Fungal DNA barcoding

J Xu - Genome, 2016 - cdnsciencepub.com
Fungi are ubiquitous in both natural and human-made environments. They play important
roles in the health of plants, animals, and humans, and in broad ecosystem functions. Thus …

Genome sequencing of four Aureobasidium pullulans varieties: biotechnological potential, stress tolerance, and description of new species

C Gostinčar, RA Ohm, T Kogej, S Sonjak, M Turk, J Zajc… - BMC genomics, 2014 - Springer
Background Aureobasidium pullulans is a black-yeast-like fungus used for production of the
polysaccharide pullulan and the antimycotic aureobasidin A, and as a biocontrol agent in …

Species concepts in Cercospora: spotting the weeds among the roses

JZ Groenewald, C Nakashima, J Nishikawa… - Studies in …, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
The genus Cercospora contains numerous important plant pathogenic fungi from a diverse
range of hosts. Most species of Cercospora are known only from their morphological …

The genus Phomopsis: biology, applications, species concepts and names of common phytopathogens

D Udayanga, X Liu, EHC McKenzie, E Chukeatirote… - Fungal diversity, 2011 - Springer
Abstract The genus Phomopsis (teleomorph Diaporthe) comprises phytopathologically
important microfungi with diverse host associations and a worldwide distribution. Species …

[HTML][HTML] From the cover: nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region as a universal DNA barcode marker for Fungi

CL Schoch, KA Seifert, S Huhndorf… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Six DNA regions were evaluated as potential DNA barcodes for Fungi, the second largest
kingdom of eukaryotic life, by a multinational, multilaboratory consortium. The region of the …

Aspergillus fumigatus and related species

JA Sugui, KJ Kwon-Chung… - Cold Spring …, 2015 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
The genus Aspergillus contains etiologic agents of aspergillosis. The clinical manifestations
of the disease range from allergic reaction to invasive pulmonary infection. Among the …