Restinga ectomycorrhizae: a work in progress [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Maria Alice Neves, Andrea C. Rinaldi, Marco Leonardi, Ornella Comandini, Ariadne N. M. Furtado

“…We recently described the morpho-anatomical and molecular features of the ectomycorrhizae formed by several basidiomycetous mycobionts on the host plant Guapira opposita, but the mycorrhizal biology of restinga is still largely unexplored. …”
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Fungus-derived protein particles as cell-adhesive matrices for cell-cultivated food by Yu Xing Teo, Kah Yin Lee, Corinna Jie Hui Goh, Loo Chien Wang, Radoslaw M. Sobota, Keng-Hwee Chiam, Chan Du, Andrew C. A. Wan

“…We observed the formation of protein particles in crude extracts isolated from basidiomycete fungi, which could be correlated to their stability towards particle aggregation at different temperatures. …”
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Co‐occurring orchid species associated with different low‐abundance mycorrhizal fungi from the soil in a high‐diversity conservation area in Denmark by Ida Hartvig, Chatchai Kosawang, Hanne Rasmussen, Erik Dahl Kjær, Lene Rostgaard Nielsen

“…The identified mycorrhizal partners in the basidiomycete families Tulasnellaceae and Ceratobasidiaceae (Cantharallales) were detected in low abundance in rhizosphere soil, and appeared almost absent from bulk soil at the localities. …”
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Sterol regulatory element-binding protein Sre1 regulates carotenogenesis in the red yeast Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous by Melissa Gómez, Sebastián Campusano, María Soledad Gutiérrez, Dionisia Sepúlveda, Salvador Barahona, Marcelo Baeza, Víctor Cifuentes, Jennifer Alcaíno

“…Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous is a basidiomycete yeast that produces carotenoids, mainly astaxanthin. …”
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The Farnesyltransferase β-Subunit Ram1 Regulates Sporisorium scitamineum Mating, Pathogenicity and Cell Wall Integrity by Shuquan Sun, Yizhen Deng, Enping Cai, Meixin Yan, Lingyu Li, Baoshan Chen, Changqing Chang, Zide Jiang

“…The basidiomycetous fungus Sporisorium scitamineum causes a serious sugarcane smut disease in major sugarcane growing areas. …”
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Diversity and Evolution of <em>Entomocorticium</em> (Russulales, Peniophoraceae), a Genus of Bark Beetle Mutualists Derived from Free-Living, Wood Rotting <em>Peniophora</em> by João P. M. Araújo, You Li, Diana Six, Mario Rajchenberg, Matthew E. Smith, Andrew J. Johnson, Kier D. Klepzig, Pedro W. Crous, Caio A. Leal-Dutra, James Skelton, Sawyer N. Adams, Jiri Hulcr

“…Among these are bark beetles, whose ascomycetous cultivars are better known and studied than their frequently-overlooked and poorly understood basidiomycetous partners. In this study, we propose five new species of <i>Entomocorticium</i>, fungal mutualists in the Russulales (<i>Basidiomycota</i>) that are mutualistic symbionts of scolytine beetles. …”
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Pulmonary Fibrosis and Hypereosinophilia in TLR9^-/- Mice Infected by <i>Cryptococcus gattii</i> by Elias Barbosa da Silva-Junior, Israel Diniz-Lima, Amanda Couto Silva, Joyce Cristina Guimarães-de-Oliveira, Alexandre Morrot, Leonardo Freire-de-Lima, Leonardo Marques da Fonseca, Lycia de Brito-Gitirana, Debora Decote-Ricardo, Herbert Leonel de Matos Guedes, Celio Geraldo Freire-de-Lima

“…<i>Cryptococcus gattii</i> is a worldwide-distributed basidiomycetous yeast that can infect immunocompetent hosts. …”
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Interactions among <i>Escovopsis</i>, Antagonistic Microfungi Associated with the Fungus-Growing Ant Symbiosis by Yuliana Christopher, Celestino Aguilar, Dumas Gálvez, William T. Wcislo, Nicole M. Gerardo, Hermógenes Fernández-Marín

“…Fungi in the genus <i>Escovopsis</i> (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) are prevalent associates of the complex symbiosis between fungus-growing ants (Tribe Attini), the ants’ cultivated basidiomycete fungi and a consortium of both beneficial and harmful microbes found within the ants’ garden communities. …”
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Stress Reshapes the Physiological Response of Halophile Fungi to Salinity by Yordanis Pérez-Llano, Eya Caridad Rodríguez-Pupo, Irina S. Druzhinina, Komal Chenthamara, Feng Cai, Nina Gunde-Cimerman, Polona Zalar, Cene Gostinčar, Rok Kostanjšek, Jorge Luis Folch-Mallol, Ramón Alberto Batista-García, María del Rayo Sánchez-Carbente

“…(1) Background: Mechanisms of cellular and molecular adaptation of fungi to salinity have been commonly drawn from halotolerant strains and few studies in basidiomycete fungi. These studies have been conducted in settings where cells are subjected to stress, either hypo- or hyperosmotic, which can be a confounding factor in describing physiological mechanisms related to salinity. (2) Methods: We have studied transcriptomic changes in <i>Aspergillus sydowii</i>, a halophilic species, when growing in three different salinity conditions (No NaCl, 0.5 M, and 2.0 M NaCl). (3) Results: In this fungus, major physiological modifications occur under high salinity (2.0 M NaCl) and not when cultured under optimal conditions (0.5 M NaCl), suggesting that most of the mechanisms described for halophilic growth are a consequence of saline stress response and not an adaptation to saline conditions. …”
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Ganoderma multistipitatum sp. nov. from Chir pine tree (Pinus roxburghii Sarg.) in Pakistan by Shakil Ahmed, Muhammad Awais, Muhammad Muzzammal Sadiq, Aisha Umar, Laurent Dufossé, Muhammad Tajammal Khan, Jawaher Alkahtani, Rania M. Mahmoud

“…The diversity of this wood-inhabiting basidiomycete in Pakistan is still poorly known. A few species have been introduced from the country; even the country is rich with many Ganoderma species, which still need identification. …”
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Oral Supplementation with AHCC^®, a Standardized Extract of Cultured <i>Lentinula edodes</i> Mycelia, Enhances Host Resistance against SARS-CoV-2 Infection by Ankita Singh, Awadalkareem Adam, Leslie Rodriguez, Bi-Hung Peng, Binbin Wang, Xuping Xie, Pei-Yong Shi, Kohei Homma, Tian Wang

“…AHCC is a standardized, cultured extract of an edible mushroom <i>Lentinula edodes</i> of the <i>Basidiomycete</i> family of fungi that is enriched in acylated α-1,4-glucans. …”
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Functional Analysis of the Plasma Membrane H⁺-ATPases of <i>Ustilago maydis</i> by Melissa Vázquez-Carrada, Michael Feldbrügge, Dario Rafael Olicón-Hernández, Guadalupe Guerra-Sánchez, Juan Pablo Pardo

“…In <i>Ustilago maydis</i>, a biotrophic basidiomycete that infects corn and teosinte, the presence of two H⁺-ATPase-encoding genes has been described, one with high identity to the fungal enzymes (<i>pma1,</i> <i>UMAG_02851</i>), and the other similar to the plant H⁺-ATPases (<i>pma2,</i> <i>UMAG_01205</i>). …”
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Culturable Fungal Community of <i>Pterocladiella capillacea</i> in Keelung, Taiwan: Effects of Surface Sterilization Method and Isolation Medium by Hyo-Jung Cha, Michael W. L. Chiang, Sheng-Yu Guo, Showe-Mei Lin, Ka-Lai Pang

“…Ascomycota (Eurotiales, Hypocreales, Capnodiales, Pleosporales, Xylariales) dominated the fungal community in <i>P. capillacea</i> with many basidiomycetous yeasts and few Mucoromycota. <i>Aspergillus</i>, <i>Cladosporium</i>, <i>Penicillium</i> (Ascomycota), and <i>Rhodosporidium</i> (Basidiomycota) were the dominant genera associated with the alga. …”
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Comparative secretome analysis of different smut fungi and identification of plant cell death-inducing secreted proteins from Tilletia horrida by Aijun Wang, Linxiu Pan, Xianyu Niu, Xinyue Shu, Xiaoqun Yi, Naoki Yamamoto, Shuangcheng Li, Qiming Deng, Jun Zhu, Yueyang Liang, Lingxia Wang, Ping Li, Aiping Zheng

“…Abstract Background Tilletia horrida is a basidiomycete fungus that causes rice kernel smut, one of the most important rice diseases in hybrid rice growing areas worldwide. …”
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Conversion of Unsaturated Short- to Medium-Chain Fatty Acids by Unspecific Peroxygenases (UPOs) by Alexander Karich, Fabian Salzsieder, Martin Kluge, Miguel Alcalde, René Ullrich, Martin Hofrichter

“…Most of these unspecific peroxygenases (UPOs) are secreted by fungal species of the dark-spored basidiomycetous families <i>Psathyrellaceae</i> and <i>Strophariaceae</i>, two belonged to the white-spored genus <i>Marasmius</i> (<i>Marasmiaceae</i>), and one belonged to the ascomycetous family <i>Chaetomiaceae</i>. …”
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Genomic Studies of White-Rot Fungus <i>Cerrena unicolor</i> SP02 Provide Insights into Food Safety Value-Added Utilization of Non-Food Lignocellulosic Biomass by Zichen Zhang, Aabid Manzoor Shah, Hassan Mohamed, Yao Zhang, Nino Tsiklauri, Yuanda Song

“…<i>Cerrena unicolor</i> is an ecologically and biotechnologically important wood-degrading basidiomycete with high lignocellulose degrading ability. …”
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Characterization of Self-Growing Biomaterials Made of Fungal Mycelium and Various Lignocellulose-Containing Ingredients by Ilze Irbe, Gustavs Daniels Loris, Inese Filipova, Laura Andze, Marite Skute

“…Various combinations of birch sawdust and hemp shives with birch bark (BB) and wheat bran (WB) additives were inoculated with basidiomycete <i>Trametes versicolor</i> to produce self-growing biomaterials. …”
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Modification of a Marine Pine Kraft Lignin Sample by Enzymatic Treatment with a <i>Pycnoporus cinnabarinus</i> Laccase by Sona Malric-Garajova, Florian Fortuna, Florian Pion, Elise Martin, Adithya Raveendran Thottathil, Audrey Guillemain, Annick Doan, Anne Lomascolo, Craig B. Faulds, Stéphanie Baumberger, Laurence Foulon, Brigitte Chabbert, Hélène de Baynast, Pascal Dubessay, Fabrice Audonnet, Emmanuel Bertrand, Giuliano Sciara, Sandra Tapin-Lingua, Paul-Henri Ducrot, Philippe Michaud, Véronique Aguié-Béghin, Eric Record

“…A kraft lignin sample prepared from marine pine was treated with the high-redox-potential laccase from the basidiomycete fungus <i>Pycnoporus cinnabarinus</i> at three different concentrations and pH conditions, and with and without the chemical mediator 1-hydroxybenzotriazole (HBT). …”
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Hypoglicemic and Hypolipedimic Effects of Ganoderma lucidum in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats by Erna Elisabeth Bach, Edgar Matias Bach Hi, Ana Maria Cristina Martins, Paloma A. M. Nascimento, Nilsa Sumie Yamashita Wadt

“…Ex. Fr) Karst is a basidiomycete mushroom that has been used for many years as a food supplement and medicine. …”
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Endosymbionts in cranberry: Diversity, effect on plant growth, and pathogen biocontrol by Lila Naouelle Salhi, Peniel Bustamante Villalobos, Lise Forget, Gertraud Burger, B. Franz Lang

“…Ericaceae are an exception as they do not host AMF but rather the taxonomically ill‐defined “ericoid mycorrhizal fungi,” including select ascomycete and basidiomycete species. Because the diversity of endosymbionts in Ericaceae is poorly investigated, we set out to explore the microbiome of Vaccinium macrocarpon Aiton (cranberry). …”
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