There are many millions of undescribed fungi, and public DNA sequence databases contain thousands of fungal sequences that cannot be assigned to any known fungal group with confidence. Many of these ...

In recent years there has been a surge of interest in functional genomics research in filamentous fungi and oomycetes. This has been facilitated by several important advances. Firstly, the development ...

A new global atlas of underground fungi suggests that some surprising biodiversity hot spots lie hidden beneath our feet. By Emily Anthes The world’s biological riches are not evenly distributed.

Research led by the University of Alberta challenges the idea that carbon exchange between plants and mycorrhizal fungi operates like a market. Instead, the study supports the "Surplus C" hypothesis, ...

There are many millions of undescribed fungi. As a result, public DNA sequence databases abound with fungal sequences that are unidentified even at the phylum level. Frustrated at this situation, an ...