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A New Extremotolerant Ecotype of the Fungus Pseudotaeniolina globosa Isolated from Djoser Pyramid, Memphis Necropolis, Egypt

Journal of Fungi, 2021
Most of the rock-inhabiting fungi are meristematic and melanized microorganisms often associated with monument biodeterioration. In previous microbial profiling of the Egyptian Djoser pyramid, a Pseudotaeniolina globosa isolate was found.
Samah Mohamed Rizk, Mahmoud Magdy, Filomena De Leo, Olaf Werner, Mohamed Abdel-Salam Rashed, Rosa Maria Ros, Clara Urzì   +6 more
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Extremus adstrictus from a dolomite wall in Poland: the first report outside Mallorca

Plant and Fungal Systematics, 2020
Most species belonging to the Extremaceae family are rock-inhabiting fungi (RIF), which have a deteriorative potential towards colonized substrate.
Magdalena Owczarek-Kościelniak
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Culturable and unculturable potential heterotrophic microbiological threats to the oldest pyramids of the Memphis necropolis, Egypt

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023
A large percentage of the world’s tangible cultural heritage is made from stone; thus, it deteriorates due to physical, chemical, and/or biological factors.
Samah Mohamed Rizk, Mahmoud Magdy, Filomena De Leo, Olaf Werner, Mohamed Abdel-Salam Rashed, Rosa M. Ros, Clara Urzì   +6 more
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Expanding the Microcolonial Black Fungi Aeminiaceae Family: Saxispiralis lemnorum gen. et sp. nov. (Mycosphaerellales), Isolated from Deteriorated Limestone in the Lemos Pantheon, Portugal

Journal of Fungi, 2023
With an impressive ability to survive in harsh environments, black fungi are an ecological group of melanized fungi that are widely recognized as a major contributor to the biodeterioration of stone cultural heritage materials.
Diana S. Paiva, João Trovão, Luís Fernandes, Nuno Mesquita, Igor Tiago, António Portugal   +5 more
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Rock-eating mycorrhizas: their role in plant nutrition and biogeochemical cycles [PDF]

, 2008
A decade ago, tunnels inside mineral grains were found that were likely formed by hyphae of ectomycorrhizal (EcM) fungi. This observation implied that EcM fungi can dissolve mineral grains. The observation raised several questions on the ecology of these
Landeweert, R., Hoffland, E., Schöll, L., van, Kuyper, T.W., Smits, M.M., Breemen, N., van   +5 more
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Uncovering the Fungal Diversity and Biodeterioration Phenomenon on Archaeological Carvings of the Badami Cave Temples: A Microcosm Study

Life, 2023
The Badami Caves are a significant example of ancient Indian rock-cut architecture, dating back to the 6th century. These caves are situated in the Malaprabha River valley and are part of the candidate UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the “Evolution ...
Shivankar Agrawal, Joshua Khumlianlal, Sarangthem Indira Devi   +2 more
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Interior of saxicolous lichens on different types of rocks as a habitat for microfungal communities in Upper Galilee, Israel

Acta Mycologica, 2019
We examined the diversity and composition of fungi from the interior of saxicolous (rock inhabiting) lichens covering basaltic and chalk rocks at the Alma–Har-Ben-Zimra area of Upper Galilee, Israel.
Isabella Grishkan, Marina Temina
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Fungal Diversity of Selected Habitat Specific Cynorkis Species (Orchidaceae) in the Central Highlands of Madagascar

Microorganisms, 2021
About 90% of Cynorkis species are endemic to the biodiversity hotspot of Madagascar. This terrestrial habitat-specific genus received little study for fungal diversity to support conservation.
Kazutomo Yokoya, Alison S. Jacob, Lawrence W. Zettler, Jonathan P. Kendon, Manoj Menon, Jake Bell, Landy Rajaovelona, Viswambharan Sarasan   +7 more
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An indigenous inland genotype of the black yeast Hortaea werneckii inhabiting the great pyramid of Giza, Egypt

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
Within the context of cultural heritage conservation, the biological study of tangible archeological sites is an important task to extend their existence and strengthen the transmission of their cultural value to future generations.
Samah Mohamed Rizk, Mahmoud Magdy
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Genome-scale data resolve ancestral rock-inhabiting lifestyle in Dothideomycetes (Ascomycota)

IMA Fungus, 2019
Dothideomycetes is the most diverse fungal class in Ascomycota and includes species with a wide range of lifestyles. Previous multilocus studies have investigated the taxonomic and evolutionary relationships of these taxa but often failed to resolve ...
Claudio G. Ametrano, Felix Grewe, Pedro W. Crous, Stephen B. Goodwin, Chen Liang, Laura Selbmann, H. Thorsten Lumbsch, Steven D. Leavitt, Lucia Muggia   +8 more
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