Five species of clitocyboid fungi belonging to genus Clitocybe viz. ‍C. geotropa, C. houghtonii, ‍C. infundibuliformis,C. rufuloalutacea and C. trulliformisare reported from Iranian part of Caucasia. The reported fungi are new records for Iran.

Species of the genus Lichenomphalia are mostly restricted to arctic-alpine environments with the exception of Lichenomphalia umbellifera which is also common in northern forests. Although Lichenomphalia species inhabit vast regions in several continents, no information is available on their genetic variation across geographic regions and the underlying population-phylogenetic patterns. We colle...

Phylogenetic relationships of mushrooms and their relatives within the order Agaricales were addressed by using nuclear large subunit ribosomal DNA sequences. Approximately 900 bases of the 5' end of the nucleus-encoded large subunit RNA gene were sequenced for 154 selected taxa representing most families within the Agaricales. Several phylogenetic methods were used, including weighted and equa...

The concentrations of some trace elements (such as Fe, Ag, Zn, Mn, Cu, Cd, Mg, Ca, Na, K) were determined in the fruiting bodies of Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria (L.: Fr.) Pers. The mushrooms were collected in Poland in 1999 and 2000. The samples of dried and pulverized mushrooms (separately the caps and the stalks) were wet digested with concentrated nitric acid in PTFE vessels under pressure in...

With the aim of developing national economy in Russian Federation, economic regionalization has been widely used, which contributes to increasing efficiency regulating productive forces country. The study is assess place and role Central Black Earth region agro-industrial complex Russia. research methodology based on economic-statistical correlation-regression analyzes. scientific novelty consi...

Bryophytes are a dominant and functionally important component of the forest floor vegetation in boreal forests, yet little is known about the fungal diversity associated with these abundant plants. Using molecular identification, we document an ecologically and phylogenetically diverse array of fungi associated with the living parts of three widespread and abundant boreal forest bryophytes, i....

BACKGROUND Lectins are a diverse group of carbohydrate-binding proteins exhibiting numerous biological activities and functions. METHODS Two-step serial carbohydrate affinity chromatography was used to isolate a lectin from the edible mushroom clouded agaric (Clitocybe nebularis). It was characterized biochemically, its gene and cDNA cloned and the deduced amino acid sequence analyzed. Its ac...

Amanita muscaria sensu lato has a wide geographic distribution, occurring in Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and North, Central and South America. Previous phylogenetic work by others indicates three geographic clades (i.e. 'Eurasian', 'Eurasian-alpine' and 'North American' groups) within A. muscaria. However, the historical dispersal patterns of A. muscaria remained unclear. In o...

Patterns of mating and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) inheritance were investigated for the Basidiomycete, Coprinus cinereus in order to better understand the relationship of reproductive biology and mtDNA evolution in fungi. Results showed that the unique mating system of basidiomycetes can lead to the formation of mitochondrial mosaics (i.e., colonies composed of sectors differing in mtDNA). Mitoc...

Agrocybe aegerita, a bark mulch- and wood-colonizing basidiomycete, was found to produce a peroxidase (AaP) that oxidizes aryl alcohols, such as veratryl and benzyl alcohols, into the corresponding aldehydes and then into benzoic acids. The enzyme also catalyzed the oxidation of typical peroxidase substrates, such as 2,6-dimethoxyphenol (DMP) or 2,2'-azinobis-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonate...