{"title":"Hydrophobins RolA and HypB from <i>Aspergillus oryzae</i> function on the surface of conidia and aerial hyphae, respectively.","authors":"Yuki Terauchi, Kenya Tsuji, Hirotaka Kobayashi, Moriyuki Kawauchi, Chihiro Tanaka, Yoichi Honda, Akira Yoshimi","doi":"10.47371/mycosci.2026.03.004","DOIUrl":"10.47371/mycosci.2026.03.004","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Hydrophobins are low-molecular-weight amphiphilic proteins found in filamentous fungi. In this study, we focused on two <i>Aspergillus oryzae</i> hydrophobins, whose biological functions were unclear. We found that hydrophobins RolA and HypB are highly expressed. We created strains with disruption of one of the respective genes, Δ<i>rolA</i> and Δ<i>hypB</i>, and examined their phenotypes under various stress conditions. The two strains had different phenotypes under stress conditions that affected the cell wall surface function. Self-assembled structures on the conidial surface were absent in the Δ<i>rolA</i> strain, whereas specific structures on the surface of aerial hyphae were absent in the Δ<i>hypB</i> strain. Colony hydrophobicity was lower in the Δ<i>hypB</i> strain than in the control CNT strain, whereas conidial surface hydrophobicity was lower in the Δ<i>rolA</i> strain than in the control CNT strain. These findings indicate that RolA and HypB share similar functions on the cell surface, but RolA functions mainly on the conidial surface, whereas HypB functions mainly on the surface of aerial hyphae.</p>","PeriodicalId":18780,"journal":{"name":"Mycoscience","volume":"67 4","pages":"142-152"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13408789/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148620739","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Characterization and expression of <i>β</i>-1,3-Glucanase gene (<i>GlGH128A</i>) in <i>Ganoderma lucidum</i>.","authors":"Kei Kumakura, Takuya Ishida, Toshitada Nagai, Hiroki Matsuoka, Kengo Okamoto","doi":"10.47371/mycosci.2026.03.002","DOIUrl":"10.47371/mycosci.2026.03.002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We identified a putative <i>β</i>-1,3-glucanase gene (<i>GlGH128A</i>) classified into the glycoside hydrolase family (GH) 128 from <i>Ganoderma lucidum</i>. This gene consists of a total length of 816 bp including the start and stop codon, and encode 271 amino acids, including a 22-residue signal peptide. The predicted mature protein has a molecular mass of 27.5 kDa and an isoelectric point of 5.82. Amino acid sequence comparison between GlGH128A and GH-128 <i>β</i>-1,3-glucanase from <i>Lentinula edodes</i> (LeGLU1), and homology model of GlGH128A based on LeGLU1 crystal structure exhibits TIM barrel fold with conserved two catalytic glutamic acid residues, and suggested two disulfide bonds of GlGH128A. Expression analysis showed that <i>GlGH128A</i> is expressed at higher levels in the fruiting body after harvest across multiple strains. These findings suggest that <i>GlGH128A</i> contributes to the autolysis of <i>G. lucidum</i> fruiting bodies.</p>","PeriodicalId":18780,"journal":{"name":"Mycoscience","volume":"67 4","pages":"131-136"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13413497/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148620696","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"New records and a new species of <i>Erysiphe</i> (Erysiphaceae, Ascomycota) from Mexico.","authors":"Rosario Gregorio-Cipriano, Gerardo Rodríguez-Alvarado, Susumu Takamatsu, Uwe Braun, Siska A S Siahaan, Jamjan Meeboon, Marlene Díaz-Celaya, Nuria Gómez-Dorantes, Alfredo Reyes-Tena, Yolanda Leticia Fernández-Pavía, Alejandro Soto-Plancarte, Michael Bradshaw, Patricia Silva-Sáenz, Sylvia Patricia Fernández-Pavía","doi":"10.47371/mycosci.2026.02.002","DOIUrl":"10.47371/mycosci.2026.02.002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Mexico hosts a wide diversity of plant species, which is reflected in the high number of powdery mildew species present in the country. Nevertheless, many of them have not yet been detected and are often undescribed. The present work provides records of 13 species belonging to the genus <i>Erysiphe</i> (including sect. <i>Erysiphe</i>, sect. <i>Microsphaera</i>, and sect. <i>Uncinula</i>) from Mexico. In most cases, only asexual morphs have been found, which require molecular phylogenetic analyses based on ITS+28S rRNA sequences in addition to morphological examinations for accurate identifications. Five new reports: <i>E. ampelopsidis</i>, <i>E. intermedia</i>, <i>E. peckii</i>, <i>E. rumicicola</i>, and <i>E. russellii</i> and two new hosts for Mexico, viz., <i>Casuarina equisetifolia</i> (<i>E. diffusa</i>) and <i>Lupinus elegans</i> (<i>E. intermedia</i>), are amongst the new collections. The new species <i>Erysiphe burserae</i>, on <i>Bursera</i> <i>kerberi</i> and <i>Bursera</i> sp., is introduced, illustrated, and discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":18780,"journal":{"name":"Mycoscience","volume":"67 3","pages":"105-116"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13230483/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148163686","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MycosciencePub Date : 2026-05-20eCollection Date: 2026-01-01DOI: 10.47371/mycosci.2026.01.001
Kazunari Takahashi, Kotaro Minami
{"title":"Diversity of myxomycetes on twig litter from various canopy trees in a mid-temperate natural forest in western Japan.","authors":"Kazunari Takahashi, Kotaro Minami","doi":"10.47371/mycosci.2026.01.001","DOIUrl":"10.47371/mycosci.2026.01.001","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Myxomycetes are amoeboid protists primarily found in forest ecosystems. However, their inhabitation and ecology on twig litter remain poorly understood. Therefore, myxomycete species richness and diversity in a forest, canopy tree species and types, and the microenvironmental factors influencing their distribution were assessed. In a natural mid-temperate forest of western Japan, twig litter was seasonally sampled on the forest floor under nine canopy trees selected by different tree types and large, long-lived trees. Using moist chamber cultures (MCs), twigs were incubated to induce myxomycete fruiting. As a result, 60% of the 380 MCs produced fruiting bodies of 33 myxomycete taxa from 21 genera. Ordination of 18 myxomycete communities using non-metric multidimensional scaling distinguished two seasonal groups. The arrangement of the communities was significantly correlated with environmental factors, such as twig pH, soil pH, and diameter at breast height. Large, long-lived trees had characteristically distinct ecological habitats for myxomycetes on twig litter. Members of Cribrariales and Trichiales were dominant on coniferous twigs, whereas Physarales dominated evergreen twigs. This study suggests that canopy trees shape myxomycete communities as a microhabitat in a forest ecosystem, and a mid-temperate forest maintains a high species diversity of myxomycetes, making it an important biodiversity hotspot.</p>","PeriodicalId":18780,"journal":{"name":"Mycoscience","volume":"67 3","pages":"94-104"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13230480/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148163669","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MycosciencePub Date : 2026-04-02eCollection Date: 2026-01-01DOI: 10.47371/mycosci.2026.02.001
Kosei Yamada, Dong Xuan Nguyen, Hung Ngoc Nguyen, Tram Thi Huynh Le, Thao Phuong Nguyen, Yumi Imanishi-Shimizu, Kiminori Shimizu
{"title":"Functional analysis of <i>stcX</i> narrowed down the region of the sterigmatocystin biosynthetic gene cluster in <i>Aspergillus nidulans</i>.","authors":"Kosei Yamada, Dong Xuan Nguyen, Hung Ngoc Nguyen, Tram Thi Huynh Le, Thao Phuong Nguyen, Yumi Imanishi-Shimizu, Kiminori Shimizu","doi":"10.47371/mycosci.2026.02.001","DOIUrl":"10.47371/mycosci.2026.02.001","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Production of sterigmatocystin (ST) in <i>Aspergillus nidulans</i> involves the ST biosynthetic gene cluster, which has been considered to comprise 26 genes. However, functions of several genes within this cluster remain unclear. In this study, we investigated the role of the <i>stcX</i> gene in ST biosynthesis. As the open reading frame of <i>stcX</i> has been undefined, we deleted three putative genes adjacent to <i>stcW</i> simultaneously. Deletion of the region did not significantly impact growth rate across various growth conditions compared to the control strain. Chemical analyses revealed no significant change in ST production in the deletion strain compared to the control. Furthermore, the three transcripts were largely undetectable during ST biosynthesis, and the expression of other ST cluster genes was unaffected by the deletion. Our results suggest that these genes are not essential for ST biosynthesis in <i>A. nidulans</i>, indicating that the cluster should be delineated to exclude <i>stcX</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":18780,"journal":{"name":"Mycoscience","volume":"67 3","pages":"88-93"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13230479/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148163709","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Life cycle of <i>Puccinia</i> species producing spermogonial and aecial stages on <i>Persicaria odorata</i> subsp. <i>conspicua</i>.","authors":"Yuichi Yamaoka, Chihiro Itozawa, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Izumi Okane, Jun-Ichi P Abe","doi":"10.47371/mycosci.2026.01.004","DOIUrl":"10.47371/mycosci.2026.01.004","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Spermogonia and aecia were found on <i>Persicaria odorata</i> subsp. <i>conspicua</i> (<i>Polygonaceae</i>) in a reed field of Lake Kasumigaura, Ibaraki, Japan. Near these plants, telia appeared to be <i>Puccinia trabutii</i> var. <i>abei</i>, of which the other spore stages were unknown, were found on culms of <i>Phragmites australis</i>. Inoculation experiments using basidiospores and aeciospores demonstrated that the two rust fungi were conspecific and the species was a heteroecious macrocyclic species of <i>Puccinia</i>. In addition to telia, an uredinial stage of the rust species was found on <i>Ph. australis</i> in the field observation and the inoculation experiments with aeciospores. Based on morphological observation including type specimens, the rust species was identified as <i>P. abei.</i> Characteristics of all the spore stages were described.</p>","PeriodicalId":18780,"journal":{"name":"Mycoscience","volume":"67 3","pages":"75-87"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13230481/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148163685","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MycosciencePub Date : 2026-03-27eCollection Date: 2026-01-01DOI: 10.47371/mycosci.2026.01.003
Penglei Qiu, Xingxing Ping
{"title":"<i>Parasarocladium yichunense</i>, a new species of <i>Hypocreales</i> in China.","authors":"Penglei Qiu, Xingxing Ping","doi":"10.47371/mycosci.2026.01.003","DOIUrl":"10.47371/mycosci.2026.01.003","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study describes <i>Parasarocladium yichunense</i>, a new species of <i>Hypocreales</i> isolated from leaf cradles of <i>Reynoutria japonica</i>, which were constructed by the weevil <i>Euops chinensis</i> for oviposition and fungal cultivation. Its taxonomic position within the genus <i>Parasarocladium</i> was determined using an integrative approach combining morphological, cultural, and multi-locus analyses based on the ITS, LSU, <i>ACT</i>, <i>tef1</i>, and <i>tub2</i> regions. Phylogenetically, <i>P. yichunense</i> forms a well-supported, distinct monophyletic clade sister to the clades comprising <i>P. debruynii</i> and <i>P. dipikae</i>. <i>Parasarocladium yichunense</i> differs from its phylogenetically close relative, <i>P. debruynii</i>, in exhibiting slower growth on culture media, longer conidiophores (up to 120 μm), longer phialidic conidiogenous cells (2.3-40 μm), and larger conidia [3-11.8(-13.4) × 1.5-4.6 μm]. This discovery expands the known diversity of <i>Parasarocladium</i> and contributes to the growing documentation of fungal symbionts in leaf-rolling weevil mutualisms.</p>","PeriodicalId":18780,"journal":{"name":"Mycoscience","volume":"67 3","pages":"70-74"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13230482/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148163671","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MycosciencePub Date : 2026-03-27eCollection Date: 2026-01-01DOI: 10.47371/mycosci.2026.01.002
Zai-Wei Ge, Qingying Zhang
{"title":"<i>Aroramyces sinensis</i>, a new ectomycorrhizal species associated with <i>Quercus</i> from subtropical Asia, and a worldwide key to <i>Aroramyces</i> (<i>Hysterangiaceae</i>).","authors":"Zai-Wei Ge, Qingying Zhang","doi":"10.47371/mycosci.2026.01.002","DOIUrl":"10.47371/mycosci.2026.01.002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Aroramyces sinensis</i> is described as new to science from subtropical region of southwestern China. Molecular and morphological characters separate this new hypogeous species from other existing taxa in the genus <i>Aroramyces</i>. Phylogenetic analyses based on partial nuc 28S rDNA (LSU) and translation elongation factor 1-α (<i>tef1</i>) sequences show that <i>A. sinensis</i> is closely related to <i>A. gelatinosporus</i>. This serves as the first report of <i>Aroramyces</i> from Asia. In addition, we provide a worldwide key to all recognized <i>Aroramyces</i> species.</p>","PeriodicalId":18780,"journal":{"name":"Mycoscience","volume":"67 3","pages":"65-69"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13230478/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148163732","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fermentation characteristics and industrial potential of <i>kuratsuki</i> sake yeasts isolated from Niigata Prefecture, Japan.","authors":"Takashi Kuribayashi, Jumpei Tanaka, Masamichi Sugawara, Keigo Sato, Yoshihito Nabekura, Toshio Joh, Toshio Aoki","doi":"10.47371/mycosci.2025.12.004","DOIUrl":"10.47371/mycosci.2025.12.004","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The sake industry continues to evolve in response to consumer demand for novel flavor profiles and fermentation characteristics. However, the genetic and phenotypic diversities of <i>kuratsuki</i> sake yeasts (brewery-specific landraces), which are critical for regional uniqueness and flavor development, remain poorly understood because of limited research and the inherent difficulty of distinguishing these indigenous strains from industrial counterparts. Using molecular biology techniques developed in our laboratory, we successfully isolated indigenous yeast strains from sake breweries in Niigata Prefecture. Subsequent sake fermentation analysis demonstrated substantial phenotypic diversity among these isolates, revealing a wide range of fermentation performance and distinct flavor compound profiles. These findings confirm the continued presence of diverse <i>kuratsuki</i> sake yeasts with industrial potential and highlight their practical applicability in broadening the flavor profiles of sake products.</p>","PeriodicalId":18780,"journal":{"name":"Mycoscience","volume":"67 2","pages":"49-55"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13112067/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147776536","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MycosciencePub Date : 2026-02-21eCollection Date: 2026-01-01DOI: 10.47371/mycosci.2025.12.002
Michiko Yano, Taizo Nakamori
{"title":"Population density and spore-feeding behavior of collembolans in the presence or absence of myxomycete fruiting bodies.","authors":"Michiko Yano, Taizo Nakamori","doi":"10.47371/mycosci.2025.12.002","DOIUrl":"10.47371/mycosci.2025.12.002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Understanding forest ecosystems involves knowing the role of organisms in dead trees. Myxomycetes that grow on dead trees disperse spores and reuse dead trees as substrate for reproduction. Compared to research on the interactions between myxomycetes and organisms other than <i>Collembola</i> (e.g., <i>Acari</i>, <i>Diptera</i>, and <i>Coleoptera</i>), studies on the interactions between myxomycetes and collembolans on dead trees are limited. To clarify the relationship between them, myxomycetes and nearby collembolans were collected through the aspiration method. This method allows the simultaneous collection of myxomycete fruiting bodies and collembolans. In the laboratory, the collected specimens were observed under a microscope, and the population density and spore-feeding behavior of collembola were analyzed and compared for each myxomycete. In our study, we identified ten families of collembola residing among myxomycetes on dead trees at the collection site. Notably, eight of these families were observed to consume spores and various components of the fruiting bodies of myxomycetes. Additionally, we conducted an analysis of the interrelationships among three species of myxomycetes, focusing on variations in collembolan populations and their feeding rates. This research represents the first quantitative investigation into the relationship between myxomycetes and collembolans, employing field-based observations and collections to yield our findings.</p>","PeriodicalId":18780,"journal":{"name":"Mycoscience","volume":"67 2","pages":"32-42"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13112063/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147776492","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}