Diverse incompatibility factors are widely distributed across natural populations of Hypsizygus marmoreus in Japan, with 82 unique alleles identified among 71 isolates.
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P. agathidicida employs a largely conserved infection gene set across gymnosperm and angiosperm hosts, with 1129 core genes upregulated in both A. australis and N. benthamiana.
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Fusarium and Neocosmospora species, including two new Fusarium species, dominate fungi associated with Hemileia leaf rusts on coffee in Africa and South America.
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Developmental stage and wounding trigger distinct volatile organic compound emission patterns in Pleurotus cornucopiae, with C8 VOCs peaking during early stages and sesquiterpenes later.
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Transcriptional divergence reveals that MAT1-2 exhibits greater dynamism during conidiation, while MAT1-1 gains influence in crosses of Morchella sextelata.
Eight Diaporthe species, including four new to hosts, were identified as key pathogens causing kiwifruit decay in China, with D. eres being most prevalent at 58.9%.
Root-associated fungi of Pinus massoniana in bauxite mine restoration areas exhibit high diversity and ecological plasticity, with 25 OTUs including traditional and atypical ectomycorrhizal fungi.
Elemental and isotopic compositions of Cu, Zn, and Cd in Imleria badia mushrooms vary more by species than by site, with Cd showing site-dependent concentrations.
Deletion of amyR in Aspergillus niger enhances cellulose utilization and impairs conidiation, stress tolerance, and fruit decay capacity, revealing its multifunctional regulatory roles.
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Silencing SsUBA52 in Sclerotinia sclerotiorum increases pathogenicity and alters development, reducing sclerotia but boosting infection capabilities by 50%.
A PEG-mediated protoplast transformation system was successfully developed for Mycena purpureofusca, achieving a stable transformation frequency of 4.3% with 8.90×10^6 protoplasts/mL yield.
Constitutive gene expression differences underpin resistance to Pseudomonas tolaasii in Flammulina velutipes, with 634 genes up-regulated in resistant strains.
Land-use changes significantly alter aquatic conidial fungal communities, with forested areas hosting higher diversity and distinct compositions compared to urban and rural zones.
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Deletion of FsbrlA in Fusarium solani causes a 93.9% drop in spore production and a 96.4% decrease in germination, impairing fungal development and pathogenicity.
Aflatoxin-producing Aspergillus flavus populations in Bangladesh show high genetic diversity with variable biosynthetic gene profiles across maize and chili.
Fungal biocontrol agents, including T. harzianum, decline significantly on ripe strawberry berries, with U. atrum becoming undetectable after field application.
Dual-marker ITS sequencing reveals distinct and diverse fungal communities, including pathogenic genera, in poultry farms, emphasizing environmental reservoirs of human health risks.
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A new Cryphonectria species, Cry. eucalypticola, is identified on Eucalyptus in North Sumatra, marking the first report of the genus in the Southern Hemisphere on Myrtales.
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Reduced expression of AP-1β in Botrytis cinerea causes severe defects in cell wall integrity, enzyme secretion, and pathogenicity, highlighting its critical role in fungal virulence.
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Fungal endophyte Epichloë poae shows a 50% decrease in mycelium growth rate with host plant age and successive generations in vitro.
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Metabolic profiling reveals 269 tissue-specific metabolites, with 230 upregulated in root-associated endophytes of Thymus vulgaris, highlighting distinct chemical diversity.
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