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The genus Oidiodendron: species delimitation and phylogenetic relationships based on nuclear ribosomal DNA analysis
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Parsimony analyses of 23 Oidiodendron strains showed that three highly supported monophyletic groups are resolved within the genus and a low level of sequence divergence between the species in these pairs suggests conspe- cificity for each pair.Abstract:
Nuclear ribosomal DNA sequences (ITS region) of fifteen species in the hyphomycete genus Oidiodendron and ten species from the 4 genera in the Myxotrichaceae, Byssoascus, Gymnostellatospora, Myxotrichum, and Pseudogymnoascus, were analysed to: (i) reveal the levels of intra- versus interspecific sequence variation within the genus Oidiodendron, clarify species delimitation and examine the useful- ness of some morphological characters used for iden- tification; (ii) assess the possible conspecificity of doc- umented ericoid mycorrhizal strains of Oidiodendron; and (iii) test the hypothesis based on morphological inference that the genus Oidiodendron belongs with the genus Myxotrichum in the Myxotrichaceae (Ony- genales). Comparison of molecular and morpholog- ical data for multiple strains of 0. griseum, 0. tenuis- simum and 0. maius revealed that conidiophore length and the production of a diffusing pigment are not reliable key characters for the genus. Several his- torically important ericoid mycorrhizal strains, doc- umented as 0. griseum, were reidentified as 0. maius. Parsimony analyses of 23 Oidiodendron strains showed that three highly supported monophyletic groups, each one consisting of a pair of species, are resolved within the genus. A low level of sequence divergence between the species in these pairs suggests conspe- cificity for each pair. Other interspecific relationships were not well-supported by bootstrap values. Parsi- mony analysis of a second dataset composed of mi- totic and meiotic taxa showed that Oidiodendron, My- xotrichum and Byssoascus form a well-supported monophyletic group within the Myxotrichaceae, andread more
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Mycorrhizas and nutrient cycling in ecosystems – a journey towards relevance?
David Read,Jesús Pérez-Moreno +1 more
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Families of Dothideomycetes
Kevin D. Hyde,E. B. Gareth Jones,Jian-Kui Liu,Hiran A. Ariyawansa,Eric W.A. Boehm,Saranyaphat Boonmee,Uwe Braun,Putarak Chomnunti,Pedro W. Crous,Dong-Qin Dai,Paul Diederich,Asha J. Dissanayake,Mingkhuan Doilom,Francesco Doveri,S. Hongsanan,Ruvishika S. Jayawardena,James D. Lawrey,Yan-Mei Li,Yong Xiang Liu,Robert Lücking,Jutamart Monkai,Lucia Muggia,Lucia Muggia,Matthew P. Nelsen,Ka-Lai Pang,Rungtiwa Phookamsak,Indunil C. Senanayake,Carol A. Shearer,Satinee Suetrong,Kazuaki Tanaka,Kasun M. Thambugala,Nalin N. Wijayawardene,Saowanee Wikee,Hai Xia Wu,Ying Zhang,Begoña Aguirre-Hudson,S. Aisyah Alias,André Aptroot,Ali H. Bahkali,José Jailson Lima Bezerra,D. Jayarama Bhat,D. Jayarama Bhat,Erio Camporesi,Ekachai Chukeatirote,Cécile Gueidan,David L. Hawksworth,David L. Hawksworth,David L. Hawksworth,Kazuyuki Hirayama,Sybren de Hoog,Ji Chuan Kang,Kerry Knudsen,Wen-Jing Li,Xinghong Li,Zou Yi Liu,Ausana Mapook,Eric H. C. McKenzie,Andrew N. Miller,Peter E. Mortimer,Peter E. Mortimer,Alan J. L. Phillips,Huzefa A. Raja,Christian Scheuer,Felix Schumm,Joanne E. Taylor,Qing Tian,Saowaluck Tibpromma,Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe,Yong Wang,Jianchu Xu,Supalak Yacharoen,Ji Ye Yan,Min Zhang +72 more
TL;DR: Dothideomycetes comprise a highly diverse range of fungi characterized mainly by asci with two wall layers (bitunicate asci) and often with fissitunicate dehiscence, and it is hoped that by illustrating types they provide stimulation and interest so that more work is carried out in this remarkable group of fungi.
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Mycorrhizal fungi as drivers of ecosystem processes in heathland and boreal forest biomes
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Mycorrhizas: Anatomy and Cell Biology
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Microfungal endophytes in roots
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