The family Lophiotremataceae (Pleosporales, Dothideomycetes) is taxonomically revised on the basis of morphological observations and phylogenetic analyses of sequences of nuclear rDNA SSU, ITS, and LSU regions and tef1 and rpb2 genes. A total of 208 sequences were generated from species of Lophiotremataceae and its relatives. According to phylogenetic analyses, Lophiotremataceae encompasses the...

Metal trace elements accumulate in soils mainly because of anthropic activities, leading living organisms to develop strategies handle metal toxicity. Plants often associate with root endophytic fungi, including nonmycorrhizal and some these are associated tolerance. The lack synthetic analyses plant-endophyte-metal tripartite systems the scant consideration for taxonomy led this review aiming ...