FBR News

27 | 01 | 20

(BSPP) new course for students and postgraduate researchers

Are your students and early postgraduate researchers interested in learning more about promoting their plant pathology research through writing and photography? ‘Write Now!’ is a three-day residential course from the British Society for Plant Pathologists aimed at postgraduate students and early career researchers. Read More

12 | 09 | 18

The secret life of fungi: Ten fascinating facts

The secret life of fungi: Ten fascinating facts: BBC Science & Environment article by Helen Briggs Read More

31 | 08 | 18

Prof Nick Read's ‘Fellow Medal’ award from the International Mycological Association (IMA)

Professor Nick Read (University of Manchester) has been awarded a prestigious ‘Fellow Medal’ from the International Mycological Association (IMA) for “Research excellence and service to global mycology”. Read More

Fungal Biology Journal Articles

Author guidelines for Fungal Biology, Fungal Biology Reviews and Fungal Ecology.

Fungal Biology

Genome assisted molecular typing and pathotyping of rice blast pathogen, Magnaporthe oryzae, reveals a genetically homogenous population with high virulence diversity

Effect of slug mycophagy on Tuber aestivum spores

Fungal diversity within the phyllosphere of Pinus massoniana and the possible involvement of phyllospheric fungi in litter decomposition

Role for nitrate assimilatory genes in virulence of Ustilago maydis

The N-mannosyltransferase gene BbAlg9 contributes to cell wall integrity, fungal development and the pathogenicity of Beauveria bassiana

Role of AcndtA in cleistothecium formation, osmotic stress response, pigmentation and carbon metabolism of Aspergillus cristatus

Spontaneous changes in somatic compatibility in Fusarium circinatum

Distribution of a novel enzyme of sialidase family among native filamentous fungi

Carotenoid biosynthesis and the evolution of carotenogenesis genes in rust fungi

Analysis of tRNA-derived RNA fragments (tRFs) in Cryptococcus spp.: RNAi-independent generation and possible compensatory effects in a RNAi-deficient genotype

Fungal Ecology

Carbon and nitrogen acquisition strategies by wood decay fungi influence their isotopic signatures in Picea abies forests

Restoration of the mycobiome of the endangered Hawaiian mint Phyllostegia kaalaensis increases its resistance to a common powdery mildew

Ectomycorrhizal fungal communities differ among parental and hybrid Populus cross types within a natural riparian habitat

Soil fungal communities are compositionally resistant to drought manipulations – Evidence from culture-dependent and culture-independent analyses

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal abundance in elevation belts of the hyperarid Atacama Desert

Fungal Biology Reviews

Repurposing benzimidazoles to fight Cryptococcus

A review of mycotoxin biosynthetic pathways: associated genes and their expressions under the influence of climatic factors

An overview of the virulence factors and the biocontrol potential of Sarocladium oryzae

Delivering the goods: Fungal secretion modulates virulence during host–pathogen interactions

Beat the heat: correlates, compounds, and mechanisms involved in fungal thermotolerance

Targeting Ascomycota genomes: what and how big?

Current knowledge of Chytridiomycota diversity in Northern Europe and future research needs

Calcium: a central player in Cryptococcus biology

Evolving challenges and strategies for fungal control in the food supply chain

Nutrient sensing and acquisition in fungi: mechanisms promoting pathogenesis in plant and human hosts