An alkyl citrate biosynthetic gene cluster (ctr) was identified from 47 members of the fungal family of Hypoxylaceae by genome mining. The Hypomontagnella monticulosa MUCL 54604 ctr cluster was deploy...

In a survey of pyrenomycetes in the north of Iran, a total of 20 specimens were collected and characterized via an integrative approach. Sequences derived from the ITS, LSU, rpb2, and tub2 loci were amplified, sequenced, and analyzed in a molecular phylogenetic framework using maximum likelihood and maximum parsimony analyses. Additional morphological and chemotaxonomic evidence analyzed in tandem revealed two new species, which we coined Hypoxylon hyrcanense sp. nov. and H. pseudoinvestiens sp. nov., as well as four new records for Iran, namely Hypomontagnella submonticulosa, Hypoxylon crocopeplum, H. larissae, and H. ticinense. We further discuss recent additions to Hypoxylon and report the anamorph of H. larissae for the first time. All species are illustrated, described, and discussed.

Members of Daldinia are widely distributed and commonly found on decaying wood, branches, and diseased leaves. In this study, four strains of Daldinia were isolated from diseased leaves of Indocalamus...

[D1,2] stwintrons consist of nested U2 introns, where an internal intron splits the 5'-donor of an external intron between its first and second nucleotide. Almost all stwintrons described to date are ...

Hypoxylon lienhwacheense, a fungal species with an unclear taxonomic placement within the Hypoxylaceae, presented a highly rare stromatal secondary metabolite profile. Isolation of its major stromata...

The family Hypoxylaceae has a cosmopolitan distribution with greater diversity in tropical regions, its growth habit is saprotrophic, endophytic and potentially phytopathogenic. From the revision of h...

The family Hypoxylaceae has a cosmopolitan distribution with greater diversity in tropical regions, its growth habit is saprotrophic, endophytic and potentially phytopathogenic. From the revision of h...

The internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of the ribosomal DNA (rDNA) has been established (and is generally accepted) as a primary “universal” genetic barcode for fungi for many years, but the act...