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{"title":"Lichen hydration, moisture dynamics and climate change: A synthesis of established methods and potential new directions","authors":"Giulia Canali ,&nbsp;Pilar Hurtado ,&nbsp;Paolo Giordani ,&nbsp;Christopher Ellis","doi":"10.1016/j.fbr.2025.100417","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.fbr.2025.100417","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The use of a functional trait approach has generally shown success in understanding how lichens are distributed, explaining their occurrence and abundance. Indeed, this success highlights the importance of understanding trait variability within and among lichen species, and at a community scale, especially where traits are related to hydration dynamics and subsequent photosynthetic activity. This review summarises what we know about lichen traits affecting hydration. We show that some lichen attributes – still the focus of attention today – were being described nearly a century ago and have since undergone refinement and redevelopment. Yet there remains a need for clear standardisation of trait measurements, and to help organise this progress we offer a distinction between core traits – whose effects are well categorised, and which have strong predictive control over measures of individual fitness and species or community response – and ancillary traits – that are worthy of investigation, but that currently have a less certain or a less clearly generalisable or transferable role in functional trait studies. Furthermore, we argue for recognition that lichens are not only poikilohydric (well cited) but also poikilothermic (less well cited), and that traits affecting hydration are closely coupled to traits (such as thallus colour) affecting their thermal properties. Thallus colour is easily quantified as a core trait and can be applied to crustose lichens so that – along with hydrophobicity – the transferability of functional traits is better achieved across lichen growth-forms, extending beyond macrolichens. Key future challenges include the scaling of lichen trait responses realised at microhabitat scales, to understand emergent effects at landscape and ecosystem scales, and we outline how new technologies are rapidly developing, to bridge this gap. Although not exhaustive, the review offers a precis of targeted background literature, helpful to lichenologists approaching trait-based ecology, or ecosystem ecologists approaching lichens.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":12563,"journal":{"name":"Fungal Biology Reviews","volume":"52 ","pages":"Article 100417"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143437376","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Modes of action and inhibitory activity of Trichoderma species on potato and tomato pathogenic Phytophthora infestans: A review","authors":"Quentin Cournault ,&nbsp;Stéphanie Gibot-Leclerc ,&nbsp;Noadya Monnier ,&nbsp;Christian Steinberg","doi":"10.1016/j.fbr.2025.100414","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.fbr.2025.100414","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Late blight, caused by the oomycete <em>Phytophthora infestans</em>, is one of the most devastating diseases of potatoes and tomatoes, resulting in low yields and economic losses for farmers. <em>Trichoderma</em> spp. are known for their antagonistic abilities against a wide range of pathogens, including <em>P. infestans</em>. This review provides an overview of the current knowledge on <em>Trichoderma</em> spp., by (1) classifying the diversity of modes of action of <em>Trichoderma</em> species and (2) assessing the antagonistic ability of several species and strains of <em>Trichoderma</em> spp. against <em>P. infestans</em> in dual culture, through a meta-analysis. We found that many species of <em>Trichoderma</em> spp. have a double action against <em>P. infestans</em>, both (1) direct on the plant pathogen by emitting enzymes and volatile organic compounds and (2) plant-mediated by enhancing the host plant's defence potential. The meta-analysis showed that direct <em>Trichoderma</em> antagonistic ability against <em>P. infestans</em> is species and strain dependant. Among the most effective species, <em>T. asperellum</em> stands out with a mycelial inhibition potential of up to 90% for some strains. These findings were used to build a decision-making system, that accounts for <em>Trichoderma</em>-plant-<em>Phytophthora</em> interactions, pedoclimate, and strategies of <em>Trichoderma</em> spp. application on crops. The paper provides new insights into the management of <em>P. infestans</em> on potato and tomato crops and highlights promising biocontrol or fungicide mixtures, including several <em>Trichoderma</em> spp. and little-known species with promising regulatory effects on <em>P. infestans</em>.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":12563,"journal":{"name":"Fungal Biology Reviews","volume":"52 ","pages":"Article 100414"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143419862","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Editorial: Opening a new year with updated guidelines, a new cover, and thought-provoking insights in fungal biology","authors":"Jan Dijksterhuis (The Senior Editor),&nbsp;Irina Druzhinina (The Senior Editor)","doi":"10.1016/j.fbr.2025.100415","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.fbr.2025.100415","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12563,"journal":{"name":"Fungal Biology Reviews","volume":"51 ","pages":"Article 100415"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143402852","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Understanding cargo sorting and interactive effects of membrane vesicles in fungal phytopathogens: Current knowledge and research gaps","authors":"Manchela F. Ratsoma ,&nbsp;Quentin C. Santana ,&nbsp;Brenda D. Wingfield ,&nbsp;Emma T. Steenkamp ,&nbsp;Thabiso E. Motaung","doi":"10.1016/j.fbr.2025.100411","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.fbr.2025.100411","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Organisms from all kingdoms of life release membrane vesicles, which are tiny, spherical structures made of a lipid bilayer. These vesicles carry out several functions, such as forming new cell membranes, removing waste products from the cell, and transporting lipids and other substances. The payloads often contained in the vesicles are sorted via the endosomal sorting complex required for transport (ESCRT) pathway stepwise. Furthermore, alterations to this endomembrane system reduces formation of vesicles and produce aberrant endosomal compartments. In pathogenic fungi, studies that have generated mutants with disruption in the ESCRT genes demonstrated negative effects on virulence and growth. Despite these important roles, only a few fungal species have to date been evaluated for the ESCRT pathway. In this review, we comprehensively evaluate recent developments in the ESCRT fungal pathway and its role in plant fungal pathogenesis.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":12563,"journal":{"name":"Fungal Biology Reviews","volume":"51 ","pages":"Article 100411"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143096459","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Current knowledge on the cave fungi in Brazilian biomes","authors":"José Fredson da Silva Alves dos Prazeres ,&nbsp;Enrico Bernard ,&nbsp;Cristina Maria de Souza-Motta ,&nbsp;Diego de Medeiros Bento ,&nbsp;Edson Nilton de Moura Silva-Júnior ,&nbsp;Eder Barbier ,&nbsp;Emily Oliveira Fonseca ,&nbsp;Joenny Maria da Silveira de Lima ,&nbsp;João Lucas Vitório Ribeiro Carvalho ,&nbsp;Lorena Souza Miranda ,&nbsp;Olinto Liparini Pereira ,&nbsp;Renan do Nascimento Barbosa ,&nbsp;Renata dos Santos Momoli ,&nbsp;Thiago Oliveira Condé ,&nbsp;Thiago Correia da Silva ,&nbsp;Vânia Aparecida Vicente ,&nbsp;Vitória Cristina Santiago Alves ,&nbsp;Pedro Henrique Félix de Oliveira ,&nbsp;Jadson Diogo Pereira Bezerra","doi":"10.1016/j.fbr.2025.100412","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.fbr.2025.100412","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Cave fungi represent a diverse array of species that underwent speciation beyond their subterranean confines, providing several benefits to the biosystems they inhabit. Caves are hotspots for diverse fungal species. Despite the large number of known caves in Brazil, a megadiverse country, only a few studies have assessed the mycobiota in the karstic ecosystem. Herein, we present a state-of-the-art bibliometric review of the cave fungi in Brazil discussing the past and ongoing research in the country and highlighting the important historical milestones and aspects of Brazilian speleomycology. Based on the data from 30 publications, only the mycobiota in 30 caves in four Brazilian biomes (Amazon, Atlantic Forest, Cerrado, and Caatinga) have been assessed to date. Moreover, 292 fungal genera belonging to six phyla (<em>Ascomycota</em>, <em>Basidiomycota</em>, <em>Basidiobolomycota</em>, <em>Chytridiomycota</em>, <em>Mucoromycota</em>, and <em>Mortierellomycota</em>) have been recorded, and a few operational taxonomic units have been identified as <em>Rozellomycota</em> and <em>Kickxellomycota</em>. <em>Sordariomycetes</em> is the most representative class identified to date. <em>Aspergillus</em> and <em>Penicillium</em> are the most frequent genera detected in all surveyed caves. Cerrado biome accounts for the largest number of studies (18), both for inventoried caves and fungal communities, and 70% of fungal genera have been exclusively recorded in this biome. Nearly half of the cave fungi known worldwide are found in only 30 caves in Brazil (approximately 0.1% of the known caves in the country), emphasising the importance of Brazilian caves as reservoirs of overall biodiversity. Speleomycology focuses on this “invisible diversity,” highlighting the necessity of cave conservation, even in megadiverse countries such as Brazil.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":12563,"journal":{"name":"Fungal Biology Reviews","volume":"51 ","pages":"Article 100412"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143135589","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Current research on the medical importance of Trametes species","authors":"Rathna Silviya Lodi ,&nbsp;Xiaodan Dong ,&nbsp;Xinkun Wang ,&nbsp;Yaping Han ,&nbsp;Xiaohui Liang ,&nbsp;Chune Peng ,&nbsp;Lizeng Peng","doi":"10.1016/j.fbr.2025.100413","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.fbr.2025.100413","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The fungal genus <em>Trametes</em> belongs to the Polyporales of Basidiomycota. <em>Trametes</em> species exhibit medicinal properties and are used in traditional Chinese medicine. <em>Trametes versicolor</em> is one of the most studied species in this genus. This review presents recent research on the prominent characteristics, such as antimicrobial, antitumour, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, and other important medicinal activities, of <em>Trametes</em> species, addresses unsolved issues related to this genus, and provides several prospects for future research.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":12563,"journal":{"name":"Fungal Biology Reviews","volume":"51 ","pages":"Article 100413"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143096458","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Secondary metabolites of lichens: The untapped biomedical and pharmaceutical potential of antimicrobial molecules","authors":"Erick Poulsen-Silva ,&nbsp;Maria Carolina Otero ,&nbsp;Sofía Diaz-Cornejo ,&nbsp;Cristian Atala ,&nbsp;Juan A. Fuentes ,&nbsp;Felipe Gordillo-Fuenzalida","doi":"10.1016/j.fbr.2024.100410","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.fbr.2024.100410","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Lichens are formed through a mutualistic interaction between one main fungal species, known as the mycobiont, and algae and/or cyanobacteria species, known as the photobionts. Lichens, particularly the mycobiont component, are known to produce various secondary metabolites which have distinct physiological roles in order to protect from biotic and abiotic stress. This review explores the antimicrobial potential of lichen-derived secondary metabolites, highlighting their efficacy against a variety of microorganisms. Based on a exhaustive analysis of the scientific literature, we discuss the mechanisms of action and potential applications of these metabolites in the fight against antibiotic resistance and emerging infectious diseases. Lichen-derived compounds, such as diffractaic, lobaric, protolichesterinic, salazinic and usnic acid, exhibit diverse antimicrobial properties, demonstrating activity against a wide range of bacteria, fungi and yeasts, often with significant minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs). Some of them also show promise as antiviral agents. In addition, certain metabolites show synergism with conventional antibiotics, which could enhance their efficacy. Finally, the interaction of molecules present in culture supernatants of lichens and inorganic ions, in the form of nanoparticles, presenting antimicrobial activity, is also described. This literature review highlights the therapeutic potential of lichen metabolites in the fight against various microbial infections, making them valuable targets for future research and drug development.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":12563,"journal":{"name":"Fungal Biology Reviews","volume":"51 ","pages":"Article 100410"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143096457","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Pseudocercospora fijiensis and Pseudocercospora musae: Understanding the relationship between biology and epidemiology","authors":"Jamily Almeida de Jesus ,&nbsp;Stefany Lorany Carvalho Monteiro ,&nbsp;Carlos Augusto D. Bragança ,&nbsp;Juan Manuel Anda Rocabado ,&nbsp;Leilane Silveira D’Ávila ,&nbsp;Daniel Ribeiro Silva da Invenção","doi":"10.1016/j.fbr.2024.100408","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.fbr.2024.100408","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The complex of Sigatoka diseases encompasses the most destructive leaf diseases affecting banana plants (<em>Musa</em> spp.). Among these the Yellow Sigatoka and Black Sigatoka, caused by the fungi <em>Pseudocercospora musae</em> and <em>Pseudocercospora fijiensis</em>, respectively, outstand as the most severe. In a scenario marked by the presence of both diseases, Black Sigatoka has prevailed, indicating that this is more severe than Yellow Sigatoka. Aiming to understand the ecological behaviour of both fungi and the evolutionary characteristics that make Black Sigatoka more aggressive, the present study aims to review and analyse the epidemiological relationship exerted in the pathosystem involving <em>P. fijiensis</em> and <em>P. musae</em> fungi, discuss the environmental, genetic and epidemiological factors which contribute to determine the adaptive value and competitive ability that explain the predominance of Black Sigatoka over Yellow Sigatoka. Our review showed that particular features such as higher rate of lesions expansion, increased production of sexual spores, precociousness of sexual cycles, greater thermal amplitude for disease development, predominance of epiphytic colonization and production of phytotoxins associated with pathogenicity are some of the adaptations that <em>P. fijiensis</em> noticeably accumulates, which are decisive for its competitive capacity.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":12563,"journal":{"name":"Fungal Biology Reviews","volume":"51 ","pages":"Article 100408"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143096456","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Proteomics in Metarhizium parasitism of arthropods","authors":"Laura Rascovetzki Saciloto-de-Oliveira ,&nbsp;Camila Innocente-Alves ,&nbsp;Julia de Fraga Sant’Ana ,&nbsp;Ana Luiza Marques ,&nbsp;Augusto Schrank ,&nbsp;Drauzio Eduardo Naretto Rangel ,&nbsp;Lucélia Santi ,&nbsp;Walter Orlando Beys-da-Silva","doi":"10.1016/j.fbr.2024.100409","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.fbr.2024.100409","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Species of the genus <em>Metarhizium</em> are ecologically and biotechnologically relevant as they infect and control arthropods, which are often pests of livestock and crops. Fungi from the genus <em>Metarhizium</em> are important alternatives to chemical pesticides that are toxic to humans and animals as well as deleterious to the environment. The differential secretion of proteins, including proteases, chitinases, lipases, and oxidoreductases, is crucial to the effectiveness of the <em>Metarhizium</em> infection system against a wide range of arthropod targets. Proteomic techniques, such as two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and different mass spectrometry approaches, have been employed to effectively identify hundreds of proteins linked to the infection of various insects and ticks, as well as proteins with different subcellular localization. Here, we review the status of proteomics applied to the <em>Metarhizium</em> genus to identify proteins important for infection, covering the biocontrol of various pests and specifying the techniques, experimental approaches, and identified proteins.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":12563,"journal":{"name":"Fungal Biology Reviews","volume":"51 ","pages":"Article 100409"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143096455","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Editorial: Fungal Biology Reviews highlights novel books on mycology","authors":"Jan Dijksterhuis (Senior Editor),&nbsp;Irina S. Druzhinina (Senior Editor)","doi":"10.1016/j.fbr.2024.100400","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.fbr.2024.100400","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12563,"journal":{"name":"Fungal Biology Reviews","volume":"50 ","pages":"Article 100400"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142745262","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}