Identification of microbial communities associated with <i>Phymatotrichopsis omnivora</i> sclerotia in two Texas fields. [PDF]
Front MicrobiomesThe soilborne fungus Phymatotrichopsis omnivora causes a mid- to late-season disease known as cotton root rot (CRR). In the United States, P. omnivora is primarily found in Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas in soils that are alkaline, calcareous ...
Sturdivant M +4 more
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The Velvet Complex Is Essential for Sclerotia Formation and Virulence in <i>Sclerotinia sclerotiorum</i>. [PDF]
J Fungi (Basel)Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is a devastating soilborne fungal pathogen that causes Sclerotinia stem rot in many economically important crops. It forms sclerotia, resilient dormant structures that can persist in soil for years.
Huang W +7 more
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First Detection of <i>Sclerotinia nivalis</i> on Carrot (<i>Daucus carota</i> subsp. <i>sativus</i>) in Russia and Comparative Pathogenicity of <i>Sclerotinia</i> Isolates on Carrot. [PDF]
Plants (Basel)White mold of carrot is mainly caused by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, while Sclerotinia nivalis is rarely reported. This study provides the first molecular confirmation of S. nivalis on carrot in Russia, expanding knowledge of its global distribution.
Medvedeva VV +7 more
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Reverse Genetic Analyses of Hydrophobins in <i>Sclerotinia sclerotiorum</i> Revealed Their Diverse Roles in Development, Environmental Survival, and Virulence. [PDF]
PathogensSclerotinia sclerotiorum is a notorious soilborne fungal pathogen that causes white mold in a wide range of host plants, leading to globally significant yield loss in many crops. Hydrophobins (HPs) are small, secreted proteins unique to filamentous fungi,
Tan J +4 more
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Comparison of Fungi with Sclerotia as Sustainable Materials for Product Design [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 Due to the increasing problems related to environmental pollution, sustainable and biodegradable materials gained importance. Fungi are among the most promising sources as biomaterials and have recently been used in product design.
Karaca Cansu, Karaca Gürsel
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 The filamentous fungus Aspergillus oryzae, in which sexual reproduction remains to be discovered, proliferates mainly via asexual spores (conidia). Therefore, despite its industrial importance in food fermentation and recombinant protein production ...
Takuya Katayama +3 more
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Sexual Reproduction in Aspergillus flavus Sclerotia: Acquisition of Novel Alleles from Soil Populations and Uniparental Mitochondrial Inheritance. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Aspergillus flavus colonizes agricultural commodities worldwide and contaminates them with carcinogenic aflatoxins. The high genetic diversity of A. flavus populations is largely due to sexual reproduction characterized by the formation of ascospore ...
Bruce W Horn +4 more
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Identification and functional analysis of bacteria in sclerotia of Cordyceps militaris [PDF]
PeerJ, 2021 Background Cordyceps militaris is a fungus that parasitizes insects. Compounds from C. militaris are valuable in medicine and functional food. There are many kinds of bacteria in the natural sclerotia of C. militaris.
Li Luo +5 more
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Journal of Fungi, 2022 Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is a necrotrophic phytopathogenic fungus that produces sclerotia. Sclerotia are essential components of the survival and disease cycle of this devastating pathogen. In this study, we analyzed comparative transcriptomics of hyphae
Wenli Jiao +7 more
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Winter rye cultivars moderately resistant to ergot
Труды по прикладной ботанике, генетике и селекции, 2022 Background. Cereal ergot caused by the fungus Claviceps purpurea (Fr.) Tul. is a progressive disease of winter rye. There are no rye cultivars resistant to the disease, and breeding methods of protection have not been developed in Russia.Materials and ...
L. M. Shchekleina, T. K. Sheshegova
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