Natural substances as biocides in the fungi treatment on artistic products to protect the environment and health of restoration workers by Laura Casorri, Eva Masciarelli, Barbara Ficociello, Federica Ietto, Federica Incoronato, Marco Di Luigi, Claudio Beni, Giovanni Pacioni

“…Cultural heritage artefacts, such as stone works, books, manuscripts, and parchments, are subjected to severe biodeterioration processes over time caused by fungi, algae, lichens, and complex communities of microbial biofilms. …”
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De novo mitochondrial genome sequencing of Cladonia subulata and phylogenetic analysis with other dissimilar species by Jinjin Fang, Reyim Mamut, Lidan Wang, Gulmira Anwar

“…The results add to the available mitochondrial genome sequence information of Cladonia subulata, provide basic data for the systematic development, resource protection, and genetic diversity research in Cladonia subulata, and also provide theoretical support for further genomic research of lichens.…”
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De novo mitochondrial genome sequencing of Cladonia subulata and phylogenetic analysis with other dissimilar species. by Jinjin Fang, Reyim Mamut, Lidan Wang, Gulmira Anwar

“…The results add to the available mitochondrial genome sequence information of Cladonia subulata, provide basic data for the systematic development, resource protection, and genetic diversity research in Cladonia subulata, and also provide theoretical support for further genomic research of lichens.…”
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Plantes aquatiques d'eau douce : biologie, écologie et gestion by A. DUTARTRE, J. HAURY, M.C. PELTRE

“…Ce numéro spécial présente un état des connaissances en France sur la biologie et l'écologie des macrophytes aquatiques (lichens, macro-algues, bryophytes, ptéridophytes, hanérogames), les outils taxonomiques actuels, le cadre phytosociologique général permettant l'identification des phytocénoses, les spécificités écophysiologiques de ces plantes, les réponses des communautés aux conditions environnementales et à leurs perturbations, leurs rôles dans l'habitat physique et leurs relations avec la faune aquatique. …”
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An Outline of Botanical and Mycological Research on Babia Góra Mt. by Jerzy B. Parusel, Alina Stachurska-Swakoń

“…In the nineteenth century, especially in its second half, studies providing data of scientific value on the local vascular plants, spore plants, and fungi (including lichens) have been published. Among the famous people, exploring the nature of Babia Góra at that time, were Stanisław Staszic, Feliks Berdau, Willibald Besser, Pál Kitaibel, Eugeniusz Janota, Antoni Rehman, Josef August Schultes, Albrecht von Sydow, and others. …”
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Historical ethnobotanical review of wild edible plants of Estonia (1770s–1960s) by Raivo Kalle, Renata Sõukand

“…The use of 147 taxa of vascular plants (over 6% of Estonian vascular flora) and two lichens has been recorded. Although the data does not allow for reliable determination of the frequency of use of specific taxa among the population, general conclusions on the preferences for specific dishes made of wild food plants can be made. …”
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Ediacaran developmental biology by Dunn, F, Liu, A, Donoghue, P

“…Alternative competing phylogenetic interpretations have been proposed for Ediacaran taxa, including algae, fungi, lichens, rhizoid protists, and even an extinct higher‐order group (Vendobionta). …”

Antioxidant Functionalized Nanoparticles: A Combat against Oxidative Stress by Harsh Kumar, Kanchan Bhardwaj, Eugenie Nepovimova, Kamil Kuča, Daljeet Singh Dhanjal, Sonali Bhardwaj, Shashi Kant Bhatia, Rachna Verma, Dinesh Kumar

“…Algae, bacteria, fungi, lichens and plants are known as the producers of diverse secondary metabolites and phenolic compounds with extraordinary antioxidant properties. …”
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Natural Sun-Screening Compounds and DNA-Repair Enzymes: Photoprotection and Photoaging by Amit Gupta, Ashish P. Singh, Varsha K. Singh, Prashant R. Singh, Jyoti Jaiswal, Neha Kumari, Vijay Upadhye, Suresh C. Singh, Rajeshwar P. Sinha

“…This review summarizes many natural compounds from microalgae, lichens, and plants that have demonstrated potential photoprotection effects against UV radiation-induced skin damage. …”
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Sea animal colonies enhance carbonyl sulfide emissions from coastal Antarctic tundra by Wanying Zhang, Renbin Zhu, Yi Jiao, Robert C. Rhew, Bowen Sun, Riikka Rinnan, Zeming Zhou

“…Abstract The Antarctic tundra, dominated by non-vascular photoautotrophs (NVP) like mosses and lichens, serves as an important habitat for sea animals. …”
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Natural Products from Actinomycetes Associated with Marine Organisms by Jianing Chen, Lin Xu, Yanrong Zhou, Bingnan Han

“…With interactions of host organisms and having special ecological status, the actinomycetes associated with marine animals, marine plants, macroalgae, cyanobacteria, and lichens have more potential to produce active metabolites acting as chemical defenses to protect the host from predators as well as microbial infection. …”
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Effects of Usnic Acid on Cytotoxicity, Colony Formation and Migration in SK-UT-1 Human Uterine Leiomyosarcoma Cells by Şevki Arslan, Mücahit Seçme, Doğukan Mutlu

“…Usnic acid (UA) is a common lichenic secondary metabolite with therapeutic potential. …”
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Morphological and molecular analyses reveal two new species of Microcera (Nectriaceae, Hypocreales) associated with scale insects on walnut in China by Feng Liu, Yu Deng, Fei-Hu Wang, Rajesh Jeewon, Qian Zeng, Xiu-Lan Xu, Ying-Gao Liu, Chun-Lin Yang

“…The fungal genus Microcera consists of species mostly occurring as parasites of scale insects, but are also commonly isolated from soil or lichens. In the present study, we surveyed the diversity and assess the taxonomy of entomopathogenic fungi in Sichuan Province, China. …”
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Effects of Usnic Acid to Prevent Infections by Creating a Protective Barrier in an In Vitro Study by Rebecca Galla, Sara Ferrari, Sara Ruga, Beatrice Mantuano, Giorgia Rosso, Stelvio Tonello, Luigi Rosa, Piera Valenti, Francesca Uberti

“…Among antiviral compounds, UA, a dibenzofuran derived from lichens, has the mechanical ability to modify its structure by creating a branch capable of forming a protective barrier. …”
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The use of sentinel-2 imagery to generate vegetations maps for the Northern Antarctic peninsula and offshore islands by ELIANA L. DA FONSECA, EDVAN C. DOS SANTOS, ANDERSON R. DE FIGUEIREDO, JEFFERSON C. SIMÕES

“…The NDVI values were associated with the occurrence of algae (0.15 – 0.20), lichens (0.20 – 0.50), and mosses (0.50 – 0.80). The vegetation cover distribution map was validated using the literature information. …”
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MHA Herbarium: Collections of mosses from Yana-Indigirka Region, Yakutia, Russia by Michael Ignatov, Elena Ignatova, Elena Ivanova, Vera Isakova, Oleg Ivanov, Alexey Seregin

“…The Skvortsov Herbarium of the Tsitsin Main Botanical Garden, Russian Academy of Sciences (MHA) in the 1945-1980s dealt with vascular plants and only scattered occasional collections of bryophytes and lichens were accumulated there without special arrangement. …”
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Morphology, phylogenetic position, and mating behaviour of a new Mesobiotus (Tardigrada) species from a rock pool in the Socorro Box Canyon (New Mexico, USA) by M. Vecchi, J. L. McDaniel, J. Chartrain, T. Vuori, E. J. Walsh, S. Calhim

“…AbstractTardigrades have been recorded from a variety of habitats including mosses, lichens, leaflitter, streams, and marine sediments; however, reports from rock pools are still scarce. …”
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Quantitative analysis of litter-fall in hornbeam-oak-pine stands in the Lviv Roztoche region by Krynytska Olga, Bondarenko Taras, Capuliak Jozef, Trenčiansky Marek

“…We analysed the annual dynamics of litter-fall (litter) and its fractions (needles of Scots pine; leaves of common oak; leaves of associate species; twigs; bark; pine cones; acorns of common oak; seeds of other species; acorn cups, winged seeds; lichens, mosses) in middle-aged hornbeam-oak-pine stands which were regenerated naturally or artificially on the cutover sites following two-stage uniform shelterwood felling and clearcutting, as well as in a mature parent stand (control plot) in the Lviv Roztoche region. …”
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Methyl Potassium Siliconate and Siloxane Inhibit the Formation of Multispecies Biofilms on Ceramic Roof Tiles: Efficiency and Comparison of Two Common Water Repellents by Mattea Romani, Claire Carrion, Frédéric Fernandez, Philippe Lebaron, Raphaël Lami

“…Our data showed that (1) tiles coated with water repellents were macroscopically less colonized by lichens (2) a significant fungal biofilm development at the microscopic scale (3) water repellents had very contrasting effects on our model strains. …”
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Therapeutic Potential of 1,8-Dihydroanthraquinone Derivatives for Breast Cancer by Estera Okon, Katarzyna Gaweł-Bęben, Agata Jarzab, Wojciech Koch, Wirginia Kukula-Koch, Anna Wawruszak

“…Anthraquinone derivatives are tricyclic secondary metabolites of natural origin that have been identified in plants, lichens, and fungi. They represent a few botanical families, e.g., Rhamnaceae, Rubiaceae, Fabaceae, Polygonaceae, and others. …”
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