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Fungal diversity notes 1717–1817: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions on genera and species of fungal taxa
As the continuation of Fungal Diversity Notes series, the current paper is the 16th contribution to this series. A total of 103 taxa from seven classes in Ascomycota and Basidiomycota are included here. Of these ...
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Open AccessColonization with ubiquitous protist Blastocystis ST1 ameliorates DSS-induced colitis and promotes beneficial microbiota and immune outcomes
Blastocystis is a species complex that exhibits extensive genetic diversity, evidenced by its classification into several genetically distinct subtypes (ST). Although several studies have shown the relationships ...
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The detection of major clades and new species of Mallocybe (Inocybaceae, Agaricales) from China with elongate cheilocystidia
Mallocybe, a member of the ectomycorrhizal mushroom family Inocybaceae, is a newly elevated genus based on Inocybe subg. Mallocybe. Although new species of Mallocybe have continuously been discovered worldwide du...
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Fungal diversity notes 1512–1610: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions on genera and species of fungal taxa
This article is the 14th in the Fungal Diversity Notes series, wherein we report 98 taxa distributed in two phyla, seven classes, 26 orders and 50 families which are described and illustrated. Taxa in this stu...
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Fungal diversity notes 1387–1511: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions on genera and species of fungal taxa
This article is the 13th contribution in the Fungal Diversity Notes series, wherein 125 taxa from four phyla, ten classes, 31 orders, 69 families, 92 genera and three genera incertae sedis are treated, demonstrat...
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Streptomyces xinjiangensis sp. nov., an actinomycete isolated from Lop Nur region
A novel actinobacterial strain, designated LPA192T, was isolated from a soil sample collected from Lop Nur, **njiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Northwest China. A polyphasic approach was used to investigate the tax...
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Syntrophic Interactions Within a Butane-Oxidizing Bacterial Consortium Isolated from Puguang Gas Field in China
Butane oxidation by the hydrocarbon degradation bacteria has long been described, but little is known about the microbial interaction in this process. To investigate this interaction, the efficiency of butane ...
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Phylogenetic analysis of Leymus (Poaceae: Triticeae) based on Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA
To investigate the Ns genome donor of Leymus and to elucidate the origin of Xm genome of Leymus, Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers were used to analyze 13 Leymus accessions, together with 14 taxa fr...
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Phylogenetic relationships and Y genome origin in Kengyilia (Triticeae: Poaceae) based on single copy gene DMC1
To investigate the phylogenetic relationships among Kengyilia and related diploid genera, the genome donor of Kengyilia, and the evolutionary history of polyploid Kengyilia species, disrupted meiotic cDNA1 (DMC1)...
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Saccharothrix lopnurensis sp. nov., a filamentous actinomycete isolated from sediment of Lop Nur
A novel actinomycete strain, designated YIM LPA2hT, was isolated from a sediment sample collected from Lop Nur, **njiang Uygur Autonomous Region, North–West China. The taxonomic position of strain YIM LPA2hT was ...
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Proteomic analysis of conidia germination in Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4 reveals new targets in ergosterol biosynthesis pathway for controlling Fusarium wilt of banana
Conidial germination is a crucial step of the soilborne fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4 (Foc TR4), a most important lethal disease of banana. In this study, a total of 3659 proteins were ...
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Marasmius albopurpureus, a new species of section Globulares from Baili Island, China
Marasmius albopurpureus, a new species belonging to section Globulares, was found on a subtropical island, Baili Island, in southern China. It is characterized by its white to purple rugulose to ...
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Phylogenetic relationships among Elymus and related diploid genera (Triticeae: Poaceae) based on nuclear rDNA ITS sequences
To investigate the phylogenetic relationships among Elymus and related diploid genera, the genome donor of Elymus, and the evolutionary history of polyploid Elymus species, nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed ...
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Screening of high α-arbutin producing strains and production of α-arbutin by fermentation
A mutant Xanthomonas maltophilia BT-112 with high α-anomer-selective glycosylation activity was screened by a series of mutation methods including UV light, N-methyl-N-nitro-N-nitroso-guanidine tr...
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Granaticins and their biosynthetic gene cluster from Streptomyces vietnamensis: evidence of horizontal gene transfer
Streptomyces vietnamensis, a recently designated species isolated from tropical forest soil, was found to be a new granaticin producer. The granaticin biosynthetic gene cluster (gra) and flanking genes from S. vi...