Conrad L. Schoch

TL;DR: The rapidly growing set of GenBank submissions includes sequences that are derived from vouchered specimens, both living and preserved, which allows cross-linking from the home institution for quick identification of all records originating from each collection.

TL;DR: B. oryzae, a common pathogen on rice (Oryza sativa), is reported to cause a disease on switch grass for the first time, and has the potential to diminish yields of switch grass under intensive plantings for high biomass production.

TL;DR: Data from DNA analysis support Calonectria as a monophyletic genus with Cylindrocladium anamorphs and emphasises the importance of vesicle morphology in identifying species of CalonECTria.

TL;DR: The secreted CAT3 protein protects the fungus from oxidative stress during vegetative growth, but members of this enzyme family, alone or in combination, are not essential for virulence.

TL;DR: A phylogenetic analysis of the large and small nuclear ribosomal subunit and the second largest subunit of RNA polymerase II placed this fungus within the Ostropales, an order comprising lichenized and saprobic species, with good statistical support and provides a phylogenetic hypothesis for assessing the homology of the enigmatic hyphomal morphology with apothecia-forming Ascomycota.