Dischidia major is an epiphyte with pitcher leaves that serve as nests for ants. We investigated this ant-plant symbiosis in two sites southeastern Thailand, Rayong and Trat, using a morphological molecular approach. In our study sites, D. was colonized by one monomorphic ant species of genus Philidris. The inner surface the had black green lining composed intermingled coccoid cells filaments a...

The soil food web is essential for the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems. application naphthalene a commonly employed experimental treatment expelling fauna to examine faunal effects on litter decomposition processes, which it assumed that has negligible microbial communities. An experiment was conducted potential soil-fauna-repellent effect (100 g/m2/month, TR) fungal community during deco...

Sooty mold fungi are often associated with honeydew which insects secrete while feeding on the plant. A great variety of these fungi occur in the North of Iran, especially on Citrus ssp which is one of the most widely cultivated fruit trees in this region. During last 10 years, several collections of these fungi examined and 15 species have been recorded. In this paper seven previously unreport...

Melanised fungi were isolated from rock surfaces in the Central Mountain System of Spain. Two hundred sixty six isolates were recovered from four geologically and topographically distinct sites. Microsatellite-primed PCR techniques were used to group isolates into genotypes assumed to represent species. One hundred and sixty three genotypes were characterised from the four sites. Only five geno...

In the built environment, fungi can cause important deterioration of building materials and have adverse health effects on occupants. Increased knowledge about indoor mycobiomes from different regions world, their main environmental determinants, will enable improved air quality management identification risks. This is first citizen science study at a large geographical scale in Europe, includi...

The genus Cladosporium is one of the largest genera of dematiaceous hyphomycetes, and is characterised by a coronate scar structure, conidia in acropetal chains and Davidiella teleomorphs. Based on morphology and DNA phylogeny, the species complexes of C. herbarum and C. sphaerospermum have been resolved, resulting in the elucidation of numerous new taxa. In the present study, more than 200 iso...

Raspberry (Rosales: Rosaceae) production in the U.K. has moved rapidly last 10 years to under polythene, combined with a reduced availability of broad-spectrum fungicides. Hence, incidence previously less prevalent diseases, such as Cladosporium (Capnodiales: Cladosporiaceae), largely increased. This study aimed identify predominant species on raspberry and understand nature its infection fruit...

Very few studies have addressed the phylogenetic diversity of fungi from Northeast India under the Eastern Himalayan range. In the present study, an attempt has been made to study the phylogenetic diversity of culturable soil fungi along the altitudinal gradients of eastern Himalayas. Soil samples from 24 m above sea level to 2,000 m above sea level altitudes of North-East India were collected ...

Rhizosphere hypoxia constrains plant growth, and numerous studies have shown that root zone aeration accelerates photosynthesis growth increases crop yields. Nevertheless, the mechanism by which soil microorganisms are involved in this process is not clear. The purpose of present study was to examine effects irrigation depth on composition structure rhizosphere fungal communities tomato perform...