in the framework of the collection and identification of agaric fungi of iran, three species of the genus lepiota, viz. lepiota brunneoincarnata, l. echinella and l. subincarnata are reported as new records for mycobiota of iran. two species, l. brunneoincarnata and l. subincarnata are deadly poisonous taxa. up to now, two species of amanita, a. phalloides and a. verna, and one from galerina, g...

The aim of this study was to isolate and identify airborne fungi from locations in Babol city, Babolkenar forest and a beach on the Caspian Sea (all in North part of Iran) in spring and summer. Of 126 samples collected, the most clinically important isolated fungi were Mucor spp. (18.6%) in the forest, Alternaria spp. (13.4%) at the beach; and Cladophialophora spp. (15.8%), Mucor spp. (11.7%) a...

the aim of this study was to isolate and identify airborne fungi from locations in babol city, babolkenar forest and a beach on the caspian sea (all in north part of iran) in spring and summer. of 126 samples collected, the most clinically important isolated fungi were mucor spp. (18.6%) in the forest, alternaria spp. (13.4%) at the beach; and cladophialophora spp. (15.8%), mucor spp. (11.7%) a...

Meadows are natural dynamic features of forested mountain landscapes of the Pacific Northwest. Proportions of meadows and forests change with environmental conditions and disturbance history. We investigated the belowground microbial communities associated with these two vegetation types and how they change across the meadow–forest transition at two sites in Oregon. Soils were sampled along rep...

introduction: the fungi are found in the soil of all the world. the prevalence  in each area depends on environmental and nutritional conditions. considering the importance of soil in transmission of diseases, this study was conducted to determine the prevalence of fungi and actinomycetes in the soil of different regions of sari and its suburbs in 2002. materials and methods: in a descriptive s...

Host specialization in highly diverse tropical forests may be limited by the low local abundance of suitable hosts. To address whether or not fungi in a low-diversity tropical forest were released from this restriction, fruiting bodies of polypore basidiomycete fungi were collected from three species of mangroves (Avicennia germinans, Laguncularia racemosa, and Rhizophora mangle) in a Caribbean...

To understand radiocesium transfer in the forest insect food web, we investigated the activity concentrations of radiocesium in forest insects in the Fukushima and Ibaraki Prefectures approximately 1.5-2.5 years after the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant. We analyzed 34 species of insects sampled from 4 orders and 4 feeding functional groups (herbivore, carnivore, omnivore, and detritivor...

Aims Ericaceous plant species can host diverse fungi in their roots, including ericoid mycorrhizal fungi (ERMF), endophytes, pathogens and some species with unknown functions. However, how this diversity of fungi responds to different human disturbances is not well understood. Methods In this study, we examined the effects of different human disturbance on fungal diversity in hair roots of Vacc...