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Fungi from the order Hypocreales are of significant importance in agriculture and forestry. The genus Marquandomyces (Clavicipitaceae, Hypocreales) comprises ten species, while Clonostachys (Bionectriaceae, Hypocreales) is currently estimated to...
Inflammation is widely considered a hallmark of animal immune responses. In mammals, this process is mediated in part by pro-inflammatory cytokines of the interleukin 1 (IL-1) superfamily, which establish and support microenvironments that regulate...
Wood, being one of the most abundant materials on Earth, is a hierarchically structured lignocellulosic biocomposite that has evolved to resist decomposition by other organisms. While lignin is thought to have evolved in the Devonian (~ 400–390 Ma),...
Colletotrichum godetiaeis the primary causal agent of almond anthracnose in Mediterranean regions. However, its evolutionary origin and population structure remain poorly understood. Here, we combined whole-genome sequencing, population genomics,...
The early evolutionary history of the South American subterranean rodent genus Ctenomysremains poorly understood, largely due to the fragmentary fossil record and complex patterns of cladogenesis within Ctenomyidae. Here, we describe a new species,...
Background The invasive giant African snail (Achatina fulica) poses serious agricultural and ecological threats and serves as an important intermediate host of the zoonotic parasite Angiostrongylus cantonensis, which causes human eosinophilic...
Mushroom (Basidiomycete) extracts have been investigated for over two decades as candidate natural antimicrobial agents amid rising concern over antimicrobial resistance, yet the comparability of this evidence base remains unresolved because assay...
Thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP) riboswitches are the only riboswitch class identified in eukaryotes. They therefore provide a unique model for reconstructing the evolution of RNA-based gene regulation across life’s domains. We investigated the...
Characterizing the genealogy of tumor cells and their population dynamics is central to our understanding of the evolution of cancer. While direct monitoring of the tumor evolutionary process is impractical, we leverage advances in phylogenetics and...
Advances in high-throughput DNA sequencing technologies have accelerated research on aquatic microorganisms, their diversity, and ecological functions. This has also significantly advanced research on fungi that shape aquatic ecosystems and food...
Bats are extraordinary among mammals, having uniquely evolved powered flight and laryngeal echolocation, along with disease resistance, extended healthspans and the ability to hibernate 1 . However, the evolutionary history of bats and the...
Fungi have historically played a significant role in advancing biotechnology and are now increasingly recognized as flexible platforms for eco-friendly nanoparticle production. Nonetheless, progress has been hindered by inconsistent methodologies,...
Many herbivorous beetles depend on plant cell wall-degrading enzymes (PCWDEs) to access the nutritious plant cell content. However, the evolution of PCWDEs in weevils, the most diverse lineage of herbivores, remains poorly understood. Using...
Wildfires are a natural disturbance in Mediterranean ecosystems, where plant species have usually developed fire-adaptive traits. In these fire-dependent ecosystems, fire-resistant fungal communities might co-evolve with fire-adapted plant...
Abstract Earthworms are in constant contact with fungi and interact with them in complex ways, which can give rise to diverse fungal communities. We compared the taxonomic composition and community structure of the mycobiota in the digestive tract,...
Abstract Polar ecosystems are extremely sensitive to anthropogenic impact, which is particularly evident near Arctic settlements with high economic activity. Samples for analysis were collected in 2018–2019 in Grønfjorden (Greenland Sea, Svalbard...
Abstract Knowledge of the composition of fungi in sediments is necessary to understand many biological processes, the decomposition of organic substances in aquatic ecosystems in particular. However, the diversity of fungi in the Arctic seas remains...
Six terrestrial hysteriaceous fungi were collected from litter in dry-hot valleys, China, all exhibiting the typical morphological characteristics of the genus Rhytidhysteron.Detailed morphological examimation combined with RAxML phylogenetic...
Sporothrix brasiliensisis driving a major zoonotic epidemic in Brazil, predominantly via cat-to-human transmission. In the late 1990s major outbreaks were reported in Rio de Janeiro (RJ) and Rio Grande do Sul (RS), the southernmost state. We...
Background Fungal immunomodulatory proteins from Ganoderma species are promising macromolecular candidates for biotherapeutics and functional food development. However, the protein repertoire of Ganoderma resinaceumremains largely unexplored, and...
