Nosemosis is a microsporidian disease causing mortality and weakening of honey bee colonies, especially in the event of co-exposure to other sources of stress. As a result, the disease is regulated in some countries. Reliable and harmonised diagnosis is crucial to ensure the quality of surveillance and research results. For this reason, the first European Interlaboratory Comparison (ILC) was organised in 2017 in order to assess both the methods and the results obtained by National Reference Laboratories (NRLs) in counting Nosema spp. spores by microscopy. Implementing their own routine conditions of analysis, the 23 participants were asked to perform an assay on a panel of ten positive and negative samples of crushed honey bee abdomens. They were asked to report results from a qualitative and quantitative standpoint. The assessment covered specificity, sensitivity, trueness and precision. Quantitative results were analysed in compliance with international standards NF ISO 13528 (2015) and NF ISO 5725-2 (1994). Three results showed a lack of precision and five a lack of trueness. However, overall results indicated a global specificity of 98% and a global sensitivity of 100%, thus demonstrating the advanced performance of the microscopic methods applied to Nosema spores by the NRLs. Therefore, the study concluded that using microscopy to detect and quantify spores of Nosema spp. was reliable and valid.
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- břicho mikrobiologie MeSH
- laboratoře MeSH
- mikroskopie metody MeSH
- Nosema cytologie izolace a purifikace MeSH
- spory hub cytologie izolace a purifikace MeSH
- včely mikrobiologie MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Check Tag
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- hodnotící studie MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
Previously, Pyrrhoderma accommodated two polypore species, P. adamantinum and P. scaurum; however, phylogenetic studies indicated that these two species were not congeneric within the Hymenochaetaceae and that P. adamantinum formed a clade with Phellinidium noxium. To resolve the relationships among the two species of Pyrrhoderma and other related taxa, specimens from China, Costa Rica, Singapore, and Thailand were studied from both morphological and phylogenetic perspectives. A new genus, Fulvoderma, is erected to accommodate F. scaurum comb. nov., and a new species, F. australe (the generic type). Pyrrhoderma is delimited to include the generic type, P. sendaiense (a later synonym of P. adamantinum); two new combinations, P. lamaënse comb. nov., and P. noxium comb. nov.; and three new species, P. hainanense, P. thailandicum, and P. yunnanense. In addition, an undescribed lineage including several specimens from subtropical and tropical forests in China, Costa Rica, Singapore, and Thailand also nested within the Pyrrhoderma clade. However, as the voucher specimens are sterile or almost so, they are not described. The concept of Pyrrhoderma was emended to also accommodate species bearing resupinate, effuse-reflexed basidiocarps, hymenial or hyphoid setae, and non-subglobose basidiospores. Keys to Fulvoderma and Pyrrhoderma are provided.
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- Basidiomycota klasifikace genetika růst a vývoj izolace a purifikace MeSH
- DNA fungální chemie genetika MeSH
- fungální RNA genetika MeSH
- fylogeneze * MeSH
- geny rRNA MeSH
- mezerníky ribozomální DNA chemie genetika MeSH
- mikroskopie MeSH
- plodnice hub růst a vývoj MeSH
- ribozomální DNA chemie genetika MeSH
- RNA ribozomální 28S genetika MeSH
- sekvenční analýza DNA MeSH
- shluková analýza MeSH
- spory hub cytologie MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Asie MeSH
- Kostarika MeSH
The taxonomy of the aquatic hyphomycete genus Articulospora (Ascomycota, Pezizomycotima, Leotiales, Helotiaceae) is based on the morphology of the generative phase of its lifecycle. The type species is Articulospora tetracladia, which is distributed worldwide. Its most frequent populations in nature have dimorphic conidia, differing by the extent of conidial branching (i.e., one or two levels of branching). Some strains, stable in culture, produce exclusively conidia of one type. With the molecular analyses employed here and the relatively low number of available isolates (20), separation based on branching of conidia has not been fully supported. Therefore we propose to retain the broad concept of A. tetracladia with dimorphic conidia. Among the three gene sequences tested as potential barcodes, the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) gene was the most promising region. All strains yielded amplifiable DNA which provided adequate resolution, according to accepted ranges in inter/intraspecific differences, to differentiate among the three Articulospora and two Fontanospora species that were tested (Articulospora atra, Articulospora proliferata, A. tetracladia, Fontanospora eccentrica, Fontanospora fusiramosa). D1/D2 primers also permitted amplification in all strains, however without much resolution. Amplification of the COX1 gene sequence was least consistent.
Fomitiporella accommodates polypores producing annual to perennial basidiocarps with an indistinct subiculum (very thin to almost lacking), mostly a dimitic hyphal structure, lacking any kind of setae, with brownish, thick-walled basidiospores, and causing a white rot. Previously, only a few samples of Fomitiporella were studied on the basis of morphological and nuc 28S rDNA (28S)-based phylogenetic analyses. In this study, we made a comprehensive study on Fomitiporella on the basis of collections from Central America, USA, Europe, and China. The phylogenetic analysis, including 28 nuc 28S rDNA and 29 nuc rDNA ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 (internal transcribed spacer [ITS]) sequences newly generated, discovered 14 new lineages. Combined with morphological evidence, 4 new lineages are described and illustrated as new species, viz., Fomitiporella americana, F. micropora, F. sinica, and F. subinermis; 10 other new lineages, each with a single collection, are still treated as unidentified taxa; three new combinations, viz., Fomitiporella tenuissima, F. chinensis, and F. resupinata, are proposed. In addition, F. inermis is redescribed. A key to the 12 known species of Fomitiporella is provided.
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- Basidiomycota klasifikace cytologie genetika MeSH
- biodiverzita * MeSH
- DNA fungální genetika MeSH
- druhová specificita MeSH
- fylogeneze * MeSH
- hyfy cytologie MeSH
- mezerníky ribozomální DNA genetika MeSH
- mykologické určovací techniky MeSH
- plodnice hub cytologie MeSH
- ribozomální DNA genetika MeSH
- spory hub cytologie MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Čína MeSH
- Evropa MeSH
- Střední Amerika MeSH
Four new species of the Ascomycete genus Microglossum are recognized, based on morphological characters and DNA sequences of nuc rDNA (ITS region and 28S gene) and the second largest subunit of RNA polymerase II (RPB2). They differ from Microglossum nudipes by the color of the ascocarps and the sizes and shapes of ascospores, asci, and paraphyses. A lectotype is proposed, and an emended description is provided for M. nudipes. Descriptions of new species Microglossum clavatum, M. truncatum, M. pretense, and M. tenebrosum are provided. Other closely related species in the group of green earth tongues include Microglossum viride, M. rickii, and M. griseoviride. An identification key to green Microglossum species is presented.
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- Ascomycota klasifikace cytologie genetika MeSH
- DNA fungální chemie genetika MeSH
- fylogeneze MeSH
- genetická variace * MeSH
- mezerníky ribozomální DNA chemie genetika MeSH
- ribozomální DNA chemie genetika MeSH
- RNA ribozomální 28S genetika MeSH
- RNA-polymerasa II genetika MeSH
- sekvenční analýza DNA MeSH
- shluková analýza MeSH
- spory hub cytologie MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
Coniochaeta pulveracea is a dimorphic lignicolous fungus that has mostly been isolated from decaying wood. However, relatively little work was conducted on the conditions for the dimorphic switch or the biological interactions of the fungus in its yeast-like microcyclic growth phase. Therefore, in this study, the microcyclic conidiation of C. pulveracea strains and representatives of the closely related species, Coniochaeta boothii and Coniochaeta subcorticalis, was studied under different environmental conditions. The strains were found to exhibit hyphal growth on solid substrates and underwent a dimorphic switch to produce microcycle conidiation upon transfer to a liquid medium which differed in physico-chemical composition compared to the original solid medium. Factors that were found to contribute to this dimorphic switch were temperature, pH and the presence of complex nitrogen sources such as casamino acids and peptone in the medium. However, C. pulveracea showed intraspecific differences with regard to its response to changes in the physico-chemical environment. The interactions of microcyclic Coniochaeta strains with selected yeasts, such as representatives of Meyerozyma guilliermondii and Cryptococcus neoformans, were subsequently studied in complex liquid media and it was found that, depending on medium composition, the microcyclic Coniochaeta exerted different effects on the different yeasts strains. In some co-cultures, a positive effect on yeast growth was observed, whilst in other cases microcyclic Coniochaeta inhibited yeast growth.
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- Ascomycota cytologie účinky léků růst a vývoj účinky záření MeSH
- Cryptococcus neoformans růst a vývoj MeSH
- hyfy cytologie účinky léků růst a vývoj účinky záření MeSH
- koncentrace vodíkových iontů MeSH
- kultivační média chemie MeSH
- mikrobiální interakce MeSH
- Saccharomycetales růst a vývoj MeSH
- sloučeniny dusíku metabolismus MeSH
- spory hub cytologie účinky léků růst a vývoj účinky záření MeSH
- teplota MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
Phellinidium, including 13 accepted polypore species mostly with resupinate basidiocarps, is one of the most aggressive forest pathogenic genera. This genus is characterized by the combination of a monomitic hyphal structure, abundant hyphoid setae in the context and trama, and hyaline and thin-walled basidiospores. To explore the relationships among the species of Phellinidium, especially those between forest pathogens and saprophytes, we examined 29 specimens representing all 13 previously known species from Asia, Europe and America from morphological and phylogenetic perspectives. A new genus, Coniferiporia, was found to segregate from Phellinidium for three aggressive forest pathogens, and three new combinations, viz. Coniferiporia qilianensis (the generic type), Coniferiporia weirii and Coniferiporia sulphurascens, were proposed. Phellinidium cryptocystidiatum was treated as a synonym of C. sulphurascens. The circumscription of Phellinidium was delimited to accommodate Phellinidium asiaticum, Phellinidium ferrugineofuscum (the generic type), Phellinidium fragrans and Phellinidium pouzarii. Accordingly, the concept of Phellinidium was emended to accommodate resupinate species bearing cylindrical to oblong-ellipsoid or allantoid basidiospores. No species of Phellinidium under the new circumscription has been reported to be a forest pathogen. Phellinidium noxium and Phellinidium rufitinctum were excluded from Phellinidium, while the taxonomical positions of Phellinidium aciferum, Phellinidium lamaënse, and Phellinidium orientale are still uncertain.
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- Basidiomycota klasifikace cytologie genetika izolace a purifikace MeSH
- DNA fungální chemie genetika MeSH
- fungální RNA genetika MeSH
- fylogeneze * MeSH
- geny rRNA MeSH
- hyfy cytologie MeSH
- lesy MeSH
- mezerníky ribozomální DNA chemie genetika MeSH
- nemoci rostlin mikrobiologie MeSH
- ribozomální DNA chemie genetika MeSH
- RNA ribozomální genetika MeSH
- sekvenční analýza DNA MeSH
- shluková analýza MeSH
- spory hub cytologie MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Amerika MeSH
- Asie MeSH
- Evropa MeSH
Cyphellophora and Phialophora (Chaetothyriales, Pezizomycota) comprise species known from skin infections of humans and animals and from a variety of environmental sources. These fungi were studied based on the comparison of cultural and morphological features and phylogenetic analyses of five nuclear loci, i.e., internal transcribed spacer rDNA operon (ITS), large and small subunit nuclear ribosomal DNA (nuc28S rDNA, nuc18S rDNA), β-tubulin, DNA replication licensing factor (mcm7) and second largest subunit of RNA polymerase II (rpb2). Phylogenetic results were supported by comparative analysis of ITS1 and ITS2 secondary structure of representatives of the Chaetothyriales and the identification of substitutions among the taxa analyzed. Base pairs with non-conserved, co-evolving nucleotides that maintain base pairing in the RNA transcript and unique evolutionary motifs in the ITS2 that characterize whole clades or individual taxa were mapped on predicted secondary structure models. Morphological characteristics, structural data and phylogenetic analyses of three datasets, i.e., ITS, ITS-β-tubulin and 28S-18S-rpb2-mcm7, define a robust clade containing eight species of Cyphellophora (including the type) and six species of Phialophora. These taxa are now accommodated in the Cyphellophoraceae, a novel evolutionary lineage within the Chaetothyriales. Cyphellophora is emended and expanded to encompass species with both septate and nonseptate conidia formed on discrete, intercalary, terminal or lateral phialides. Six new combinations in Cyphellophora are proposed and a dichotomous key to species accepted in the genus is provided. Cyphellophora eugeniae and C. hylomeconis, which grouped in the Chaetothyriaceae, represent another novel lineage and are introduced as the type species of separate genera.
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- Ascomycota genetika MeSH
- fylogeneze * MeSH
- genetické lokusy genetika MeSH
- geny hub genetika MeSH
- konformace nukleové kyseliny * MeSH
- konsenzuální sekvence MeSH
- mezerníky ribozomální DNA chemie genetika MeSH
- molekulární evoluce * MeSH
- molekulární sekvence - údaje MeSH
- nukleotidové motivy genetika MeSH
- RNA ribozomální chemie genetika MeSH
- sekvence nukleotidů MeSH
- spory hub cytologie MeSH
- tubulin genetika MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
- srovnávací studie MeSH
Wood-inhabiting taxa of the Sordariomycetidae comprise several distantly related monotypic or small genera, which lack familial or ordinal affiliation and share a simple and inconspicuous morphology of dark ascomata with carbonaceous walls and long necks, stipitate asci and hyaline ellipsoidal, fusiform to cylindrical ascospores. Recent collections of an undescribed fungus and of Ceratosphaeria abietis reveal two additional evolutionary lineages characterized by this simple and indistinct teleomorph morphology. Phylogenetic analysis of three genes, small and large subunit nuclear ribosomal DNA (nc28S and nc18S rDNA) combined with the second largest subunit of RNA polymerase II (rpb2), supports the recognition of two new genera, Ceratolenta and Platytrachelon for C. abietis. Platytrachelon abietis is redescribed and illustrated based on additional collections. In culture it produced a dematiaceous hyphomycetous anamorph with blastic conidiogenesis and ellipsoidal, septate, pale brown conidia. It was associated with a synanamorph producing cylindrical, strongly curved hyaline conidia. Molecular data suggest a relationship of Platytrachelon with the Papulosaceae, while Ceratolenta forms a monophylum on a separate branch. Both taxonomic novelties possess striking morphological similarities with Ceratosphaeria, Lentomitella and Rhodoveronaea, which recently were reinstated based on DNA sequence data. A key to morphologically similar wood-inhabiting fungi classified in the Sordariomycetidae is provided.
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- Ascomycota klasifikace cytologie genetika izolace a purifikace MeSH
- DNA fungální chemie genetika MeSH
- fungální proteiny genetika MeSH
- fylogeneze MeSH
- molekulární sekvence - údaje MeSH
- ribozomální DNA chemie genetika MeSH
- RNA-polymerasa II genetika MeSH
- sekvence nukleotidů MeSH
- sekvenční analýza DNA MeSH
- sekvenční seřazení MeSH
- spory hub cytologie MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
Two strains of an unidentified perithecial ascomycete with a dactylaria-like anamorph and another morphologically similar strain of a dactylaria-like fungus were collected on decaying wood submerged in freshwater. To study their phylogenetic relationships we (i) combined sequence data from the nuclear small and large subunits ribosomal DNA (nc18S and nc28S) and the second largest subunit of RNA polymerase II (RPB2) for a multigene phylogenetic analysis and (ii) used sequences of the internal transcribed spacer region (ITS) of the rRNA operon for a species-level analysis. The new genus Pleurotheciella is described for two new species, Pla. rivularia and Pla. centenaria, with nonstromatic perithecia, unitunicate asci, persistent paraphyses and hyaline, septate ascospores and dactylaria-like anamorphs characterized by holoblastic, denticulate conidiogenesis, subhyaline conidiophores and hyaline, septate conidia. Based on morphological and molecular data, Pleurotheciella is closely related to the genera Pleurothecium and Sterigmatobotrys. A key to the three genera and the known species is provided. In the three-gene inferred phylogeny, these genera grouped as a sister clade to the Savoryellales within a robust clade of uncertain higher rank affiliation. Phylogenetic study of the 12 strains that represent Pleurothecium recurvatum revealed four that grouped apart from the core of the species. Two of these strains, which form a monophyletic well supported clade in both phylogenies and share similar morphological characteristics, are described as a new species, Pleurothecium semifecundum.
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- Ascomycota klasifikace cytologie genetika izolace a purifikace MeSH
- DNA fungální chemie genetika MeSH
- dřevo mikrobiologie MeSH
- fungální proteiny genetika MeSH
- fylogeneze * MeSH
- mezerníky ribozomální DNA chemie genetika MeSH
- molekulární sekvence - údaje MeSH
- multilokusová sekvenční typizace MeSH
- mykologické určovací techniky MeSH
- ribozomální DNA chemie genetika MeSH
- RNA-polymerasa II genetika MeSH
- sekvence nukleotidů MeSH
- sekvenční analýza DNA MeSH
- sladká voda MeSH
- spory hub klasifikace cytologie genetika izolace a purifikace MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
