Hybrid Genome Assembly and Gene Repertoire of the Root Endophyte Clitopilus hobsonii QYL-10 (Entolomataceae, Agaricales, Basidiomycetes) by Long Peng, Xiaoliang Shan, Yuchen Wang, Francis Martin, Rytas Vilgalys, Zhilin Yuan

“…Clitopilus hobsonii (Entolomataceae, Agaricales, Basidiomycetes) is a common soil saprotroph. There is also evidence that C. hobsonii can act as a root endophyte benefitting tree growth. …”
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A first checklist of macrofungi for South Africa by Tonjock Rosemary Kinge, Gary Goldman, Adriaana Jacobs, George Gatere Ndiritu, Marieka Gryzenhout

“…Macrofungi have different ecological roles and uses, where some are edible, medicinal, poisonous, decomposers, saprotrophs, predators and pathogens, and they are often used for innovative biotechnological, medicinal and ecological applications. …”
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Molecular identification of Pseudozyma aphidis (Henninger & Windisch) Boekhout: first record from a Brazilian mangrove swamp by Marcela Castilho Boro, Ana Lucia de Jesus, José Ivanildo de Souza, Agostina Virginia Marano, Carmen Lidia Amorim Pires-Zottarelli

“…Pseudozyma aphidis (Henninger & Windisch) Boekhout is an anamorph yeast-like basidiomycete commonly found as saprotroph in vegetable debris, such as leaves and flowers. …”
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Phylogenetic Investigation of Endophytic Fusarium Strain Producing Antimicrobial Metabolite Isolated From Himalayan Yew Bark by Tayung, K., Barik, B. P., Jagadev, P. N., Mohapatra, U. B.

“…Phylogenetic tree generated by UPGMA method was used to establish possible phylogenetic relationships of the fungus with other F. solani isolates those exist as endophytes, pathogens and saprotrophs taken from database. The generated tree showed that all F. solani strains have a common endophytic ancestry which gave rise to six clades that radiate into four evolutionary lineages. …”
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The Chemical Ecology Approach to Reveal Fungal Metabolites for Arthropod Pest Management by Alexander Berestetskiy, Qiongbo Hu

“…The review considers the chemical ecology approach for the search for new compounds with insecticidal properties (entomotoxic, antifeedant, and hormonal) produced by fungi of various ecological groups (entomopathogens, soil saprotrophs, endophytes, phytopathogens, and mushrooms). …”
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An expanded diversity of oomycetes in Carboniferous forests: Reinterpretation of Oochytrium lepidodendri (Renault 1894) from the Esnost chert, Massif Central, France. by Christine Strullu-Derrien, Marc Gèze, Alan R T Spencer, Dario De Franceschi, Paul Kenrick, Marc-André Selosse, Andrew H Knoll

“…We reinterpret O. lepidodendri as a pseudofungus and favour placement within the oomycetes, a diverse clade of saprotrophs and both animal and plant parasites. Phylogenetically, O. lepidodendri appears to belong to a group of oomycetes distinct from those previously described from Paleozoic rocks and most likely related to the Peronosporales s.l. …”
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Biological solutions to transport network design by Bebber, D, Hynes, J, Darrah, P, Boddy, L, Fricker, M

“…Using the woodland saprotroph <em>Pharnerochaete velutina</em>, we show that fungal networks can display both high transport capacity and robustness to damage. …”

Towards the Forest Virome: High-Throughput Sequencing Drastically Expands Our Understanding on Virosphere in Temperate Forest Ecosystems by Artemis Rumbou, Eeva J. Vainio, Carmen Büttner

“…To estimate the qualitative/quantitative impact of HTS on forest virology, we have summarized viruses affecting major tree/shrub species and their fungal associates, including fungal plant pathogens, mutualists and saprotrophs. The contribution of HTS methods is extremely significant for forest virology. …”
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Soil Fungi and Soil Organic Carbon Stocks in the Profile of a Forest Arenosol by Jelena Ankuda, Diana Sivojienė, Kęstutis Armolaitis, Audrius Jakutis, Jūratė Aleinikovienė, Donata Drapanauskaitė, Vitas Marozas, Valeriia Mishcherikova, Vidas Stakėnas, Vladimir Mikryukov, Leho Tedersoo

“…The highest diversity of soil fungi species was found at a depth of 50–55 cm. Saprotrophs were dominant at all investigated soil depths. …”
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Energetic Constraints on Fungal Growth. by Heaton, L, Jones, N, Fricker, M

“…Saprotrophic fungi are obliged to spend energy on growth, reproduction, and substrate digestion. …”

Local Responses and Systemic Induced Resistance Mediated by Ectomycorrhizal Fungi by Steven Dreischhoff, Ishani S. Das, Mareike Jakobi, Karl Kasper, Andrea Polle

“…Ectomycorrhizal fungi (EMF) grow as saprotrophs in soil and interact with plants, forming mutualistic associations with roots of many economically and ecologically important forest tree genera. …”
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Deciphering <i>Trichoderma</i>–Plant–Pathogen Interactions for Better Development of Biocontrol Applications by Alsayed Alfiky, Laure Weisskopf

“…Members of the fungal genus <i>Trichoderma</i> (Ascomycota, Hypocreales, Hypocreaceae) are ubiquitous and commonly encountered as soil inhabitants, plant symbionts, saprotrophs, and mycoparasites. Certain species have been used to control diverse plant diseases and mitigate negative growth conditions. …”
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The small-secreted cysteine-rich protein CyrA is a virulence factor participating in the attack of Caenorhabditis elegans by Duddingtonia flagrans. by Nicole Wernet, Valentin Wernet, Reinhard Fischer

“…Nematode-trapping fungi (NTF) are a diverse and intriguing group of fungi that live saprotrophically but can switch to a predatory lifestyle when starving and in the presence of nematodes. …”
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Ancestral function and diversification of a horizontally acquired oomycete carboxylic acid transporter by Savory, FR, Milner, DS, Miles, DC, Richards, TA

“…The substrate specificity profile of the most ancestral protein has largely been retained throughout the radiation of oomycetes, including in both plant and animal pathogens and in a free-living saprotroph, indicating that the ancestral HGT transporter function has been maintained by selection across a range of different lifestyles. …”

Suppression of biofilm formation on selected plant pathogenic fungi using commercial fungicide by Soh, Sudamma Chien Hsien

“…Fusarium spp. are toxin producers, endophytes and saprotrophs as well as biofilm producers. Biofilm formation is the coordination action of multiple strains that helps and protects each other. …”
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Preliminary studies of fungi in the Biebrza National Park (NE Poland). I. Micromycetes by Małgorzata Ruszkiewicz-Michalska, Cezary Tkaczuk, Maria Dynowska, Ewa Sucharzewska, Jarosław Szkodzik, Marta Wrzosek

“…The identified fungi taxa, inhabiting diverse ecological niches, represent a wide range of trophic groups including saprotrophs, biotrofic and necrotrophic parasites of plants, pathogens of arthropods, fungicolous fungi and species isolated from soil and organic matter. …”
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Analysis of Soil Fungal Community in Aged Apple Orchards in Luochuan County, Shaanxi Province by Xin Xu, Weitao Jiang, Gongshuai Wang, Fengxia Ding, Qianjin Li, Ruolan Wang, Xuesen Chen, Xiang Shen, Chengmiao Yin, Zhiquan Mao

“…A FUN Guild analysis showed that fungi were mainly present in the aged apple orchards in Luochuan in the saprotroph and pathotroph nutrition modes. Pathogenic fungi were widely present, which increased the risk of disease and seriously affected the growth and development of fruit trees. …”
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Exogenous Probiotics Improve Fermentation Quality, Microflora Phenotypes, and Trophic Modes of Fermented Vegetable Waste for Animal Feed by Guilin Du, Jiping Shi, Jingxian Zhang, Zhiguo Ma, Xiangcen Liu, Chenyang Yuan, Baoguo Zhang, Zhanying Zhang, Mark D. Harrison

“…With the addition of exogenous probiotics, only <i>Pediococcus</i> and <i>Saccharomyces</i> were enriched and symbiotic in FF; these were the keystone taxa to reduce the abundance of aerobic, form-biofilms, and pathogenic microorganisms, resulting in an efficient anaerobic fermentation system characterized by facultative anaerobic and Gram-positive bacterial communities, and undefined saprotroph fungal communities. Thus, inoculation of vegetable waste fermentation with exogenous probiotics is a promising strategy to enhance the biotransformation of vegetable waste into animal feed.…”
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Unaltered fungal community after fire prevention treatments over widespread Mediterranean rockroses (Halimium lasianthum) by Pablo Martín-Pinto, Cristina Fernández, María Santos, Teresa Fontúrbel, Juan Andrés Oria-de-Rueda, Aitor Vázquez-Veloso, Tim Stadler, Olaya Mediavilla, Ignacio Sanz-Benito

“…Neither of the fire-prevention treatments had a negative long-term effect on the abundance or richness of ectomycorrhizal fungi. However, saprotrophs and lichenized fungi experienced negative effects. …”
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APHYLLOPHOROID FUNGI OF THE KIY ARCHIPELAGO. SPECIES COMPOSITION AND MYCOBIOTA CHARACTERISTICS by Oleg Ezhov, Anna Ruokolainen, Ivan Zmitrovich

“…A majority of the species revealed are saprotrophs on dead wood. The highest number of species (65) was recorded from Pinus sylvestris - the main stand-former in the archipelago. …”
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