Current insights into fungal species diversity and perspective on naming the environmental DNA sequences of fungi

B Wu, M Hussain, W Zhang, M Stadler, X Liu, M Xiang - Mycology, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The global bio-diversity of fungi has been extensively investigated and their species number
has been estimated. Notably, the development of molecular phylogeny has revealed an …

The Malassezia genus in skin and systemic diseases

G Gaitanis, P Magiatis, M Hantschke… - Clinical microbiology …, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
In the last 15 years, the genus Malassezia has been a topic of intense basic research on
taxonomy, physiology, biochemistry, ecology, immunology, and metabolomics. Currently, the …

Dispersal in microbes: fungi in indoor air are dominated by outdoor air and show dispersal limitation at short distances

RI Adams, M Miletto, JW Taylor, TD Bruns - The ISME journal, 2013 - academic.oup.com
The indoor microbiome is a complex system that is thought to depend on dispersal from the
outdoor biome and the occupants' microbiome combined with selective pressures imposed …

Indoor bioaerosol dynamics

WW Nazaroff - Indoor air, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Inhaling indoor air is the primary means by which humans are exposed to bioaerosols.
Considering bacteria, fungi, and viruses, this study reviews the dynamic processes that …

Indoor fungi: companions and contaminants

A Nevalainen, M Täubel, A Hyvärinen - Indoor air, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This review discusses the role of fungi and fungal products in indoor environments,
especially as agents of human exposure. Fungi are present everywhere, and knowledge for …

[HTML][HTML] Ten questions concerning the microbiomes of buildings

RI Adams, S Bhangar, KC Dannemiller, JA Eisen… - Building and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Buildings represent habitats for microorganisms that can have direct or indirect effects on the
quality of our living spaces, health, and well-being. Over the last ten years, new research …

Indoor fungal composition is geographically patterned and more diverse in temperate zones than in the tropics

AS Amend, KA Seifert, R Samson… - Proceedings of the …, 2010 - National Acad Sciences
Fungi are ubiquitous components of indoor human environments, where most contact
between humans and microbes occurs. The majority of these organisms apparently play a …

Chamber bioaerosol study: outdoor air and human occupants as sources of indoor airborne microbes

RI Adams, S Bhangar, W Pasut, EA Arens, JW Taylor… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Human occupants are an important source of microbes in indoor environments. In this study,
we used DNA sequencing of filter samples to assess the fungal and bacterial composition of …

Culture-dependent and-independent methods capture different microbial community fractions in hydrocarbon-contaminated soils

FOP Stefani, TH Bell, C Marchand… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Bioremediation is a cost-effective and sustainable approach for treating polluted soils, but
our ability to improve on current bioremediation strategies depends on our ability to isolate …

Effectiveness of plant beneficial microbes: overview of the methodological approaches for the assessment of root colonization and persistence

I Romano, V Ventorino, O Pepe - Frontiers in plant Science, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Issues concerning the use of harmful chemical fertilizers and pesticides that have large
negative impacts on environmental and human health have generated increasing interest in …