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Conserving the Chinese caterpillar fungus under climate change
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Different hypotheses have been proposed to interpret the observed unusual ITS (internal transcribed spacer) sequences in Ophiocordyceps sinensis. The coexistence of diverged ITS paralogs in a single genome was pr...
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Fungal diversity notes 1277–1386: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions to fungal taxa
This is the twelfth contribution to the Fungal Diversity Notes series on fungal taxonomy, based on materials collected from many countries which were examined and described using the methods of morphology, ana...
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Open AccessNotes, outline and divergence times of Basidiomycota
The Basidiomycota constitutes a major phylum of the kingdom Fungi and is second in species numbers to the Ascomycota. The present work provides an overview of all validly published, currently used basidiomycet...
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This study aimed to analyze vertical distribution and diversity of Beauveria species throughout the soil profile within farmland and forest habitats to obtain an accurate view of Beauveria density and diversity a...
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Classification, Biological Characteristics and Cultivations of Ganoderma
Species of Ganoderma (Ling-zhi) have been widely researched and cultivated due to their highly prized medicinal value, which is famous as a traditional Chinese medicine. The aims of this chapter are to (1) review...
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Open AccessProposals for consideration at IMC11 to modify provisions related solely to fungi in the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants
Seven proposals to modify the provisions of the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (ICN) at the 11th International Mycological Congress (IMC11) in July 2018 had been received by the p...
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Open AccessComplete mitochondrial genome of the medicinal fungus Ophiocordyceps sinensis
As part of a genome sequencing project for Ophiocordyceps sinensis, strain 1229, a complete mitochondrial (mt) genome was assembled as a single circular dsDNA of 157,510 bp, one of the largest reported for fungi....
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Two new species and one new record of Melampsora on willows from China
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Open AccessPhylogenetic-based nomenclatural proposals for Ophiocordycipitaceae (Hypocreales) with new combinations in Tolypocladium
Ophiocordycipitaceae is a diverse family comprising ecologically, economically, medicinally, and culturally important fungi. The family was recognized due to the polyphyly of the genus Cordyceps and the broad div...
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A survey of the geographic distribution of Ophiocordyceps sinensis
Ophiocordyceps sinensis is one of the best known fungi in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Many efforts have been devoted to locating the production areas of this species resulting in various reports; however, its g...
