{"title":"Diversity and the description of three new species of the genera Penicillium and Talaromyces isolated from leaf litter of Pinus luchuensis in the Bonin Islands, Japan","authors":"Akari Okubo, Dai Hirose","doi":"10.1007/s11557-026-02152-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-026-02152-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19111,"journal":{"name":"Mycological Progress","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148305748","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mycological ProgressPub Date : 2026-01-01Epub Date: 2026-01-08DOI: 10.1007/s11557-025-02114-y
Sarunyou Wongkanoun, Esteban Charria-Girón, Boonchuai Chainuwong, Prasert Srikitikulchai, Natapol Pornputtapong, Jennifer Luangsa-Ard, Sherif S Ebada, Marc Stadler
{"title":"Polyphasic characterization of <i>Biscogniauxia papillata</i> sp. nov. (<i>Graphostromataceae</i>) and isolation of the cytotoxic cyclic pentapeptide cyclobiscognioxin A.","authors":"Sarunyou Wongkanoun, Esteban Charria-Girón, Boonchuai Chainuwong, Prasert Srikitikulchai, Natapol Pornputtapong, Jennifer Luangsa-Ard, Sherif S Ebada, Marc Stadler","doi":"10.1007/s11557-025-02114-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11557-025-02114-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The <i>Graphostromataceae</i> (<i>Xylariales</i>) mainly contains species known for their endophytic lifestyle, although some may shift to opportunistic pathogenicity under host stress and subsequently colonize woody tissues as saprotrophs. The largest genus, <i>Biscogniauxia</i>, remains largely unexplored and would greatly benefit from a polyphasic taxonomic revision. Likewise, the secondary metabolism of these fungi has been only partially studied compared to related families within the <i>Xylariales</i>, despite their ecological versatility and potential latent pathogenicity. Herein, we introduce <i>Biscogniauxia papillata</i> as a new species from Thailand, based on morphological features and robust multi-locus phylogenetic analyses. Secondary metabolite profiling in different media, followed by preparative chromatography, led to the isolation of a cyclic pentapeptide named cyclobiscognioxin A (<b>1</b>), along with a mellein derivative among its main components. Preliminary biological testing revealed that <b>1</b> exhibits potent cytotoxic properties but lacks antimicrobial properties in our assays. The combined morphological and molecular phylogenetic evidence unequivocally distinguishes <i>B. papillata</i> from other members of the genus, confirming its status as a new species. Moreover, our chemical investigation highlights the underexplored biosynthetic potential of <i>Biscogniauxia</i> and expands the known chemical diversity within the genus, which might contribute to their opportunistic lifestyle.</p><p><strong>Supplementary information: </strong>The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11557-025-02114-y.</p>","PeriodicalId":19111,"journal":{"name":"Mycological Progress","volume":"25 1","pages":"2"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12783183/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145952596","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Employment of a novel protocol to study the influence of early colonizers of the fungal community on rock faces","authors":"Daniel B. Raudabaugh, M. Catherine Aime","doi":"10.1007/s11557-024-02002-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-024-02002-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19111,"journal":{"name":"Mycological Progress","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147920707","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Description of two new Pluteus species of sect. Pluteus (Agaricales, Pluteaceae) from the Russian Far East based on morphological and molecular data","authors":"Ekaterina Malysheva, Vera Malysheva","doi":"10.1007/s11557-024-01996-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-024-01996-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Two new <i>Pluteus</i> species, <i>P. nigritus</i> and <i>P. fumidus</i>, were described based on specimens collected in the Far East, the easternmost part of Russia. <i>Pluteus nigritus</i> is characterized by rather large basidiomata with dark-coloured blackish brown pileus and greyish brown bulbose stipe, pigmented lamellae edges, metuloid pleurocystidia, presence of clamps in pileipellis, and growing on conifer wood. Another species, <i>P. fumidus</i>, also growing on conifers, has medium-sized basidiomata with greyish brown pileus and silvery-white stipe with grey base, concolorous lamellae edges, metuloid pleurocystidia, and abundant clamp-connections in all tissues. The phylogenetic placements of the two newly described species within <i>Pluteus</i> were confirmed using DNA data (nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and translation-elongation factor 1-alpha (<i>TEF1</i>)). Detailed morphological descriptions, field photographs, and comparisons of two new species with other morphologically and phylogenetically closely related species are provided. Morphological characters and phylogenetic trees inferred from ITS and <i>TEF1</i> of nc DNA sequences showed that both of our new species belong to the section <i>Pluteus</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":19111,"journal":{"name":"Mycological Progress","volume":"50 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142265742","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yen T. H. Lam, Lea Schmitz, Lesley Huymann, Dipendu Dhar, Ibrahim Morgan, Robert Rennert, Mehdi D. Davari, Ursula Peintner, Götz Palfner, Norbert Arnold
{"title":"Cortinarius steglichii: a taxonomical and chemical novelty from Chile","authors":"Yen T. H. Lam, Lea Schmitz, Lesley Huymann, Dipendu Dhar, Ibrahim Morgan, Robert Rennert, Mehdi D. Davari, Ursula Peintner, Götz Palfner, Norbert Arnold","doi":"10.1007/s11557-024-01983-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-024-01983-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The new species <i>Cortinarius steglichii</i> is described from Chilean <i>Nothofagu</i>s forest based on morphological and microscopical attributes, molecular phylogeny, and chemical analysis of secondary metabolites. <i>C. steglichii</i> is characterized by abundant, long, ramified cystidia on the lamellar edges and stipe apex, further by a deep violet color reaction after treatment with KOH. As responsible secondary metabolite for the cytoplasmatic color reaction of cystidia and some hyphae, the new diterpenoid steglichon (<b>1</b>) could be recognized, showing also remarkable antibacterial and anticancer activity. Phylogenetic analyses (ITS, LSU, <i>RPB1</i>) confirm the close relationship to species of the <i>Cortinarius dulciolens</i> group<i>.</i></p>","PeriodicalId":19111,"journal":{"name":"Mycological Progress","volume":"105 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142213742","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tiphany Nkomo, Tanay Bose, Brenda D. Wingfield, Rosa Knoppersen, Ongeziwe Mbhele, Miguel Nemesio-Gorriz, Carlos A. Rodas, Christian Paetz, Cornelius T. Cilliers, Maria A. Ferreira, Almuth Hammerbacher
{"title":"Geographic location shapes fungal communities associated with Epidendrum roots","authors":"Tiphany Nkomo, Tanay Bose, Brenda D. Wingfield, Rosa Knoppersen, Ongeziwe Mbhele, Miguel Nemesio-Gorriz, Carlos A. Rodas, Christian Paetz, Cornelius T. Cilliers, Maria A. Ferreira, Almuth Hammerbacher","doi":"10.1007/s11557-024-01990-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-024-01990-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Fungal biodiversity significantly influences ecosystem dynamics through various interactions with plants, ranging from pathogenic to mutually beneficial associations. This study explores the fungal diversity associated with an ornamental orchid genus <i>Epidendrum</i> that is widely propagated globally but native to northern South America. Root samples were collected from <i>Epidendrum</i> in diverse geographic locations: Brazil, Colombia, Germany, Spain and six South African provinces. Fungal biodiversity was catalogued from the genomic DNA extracted from these roots using fungal-specific primers and Illumina MiSeq sequencing. Bioinformatic and statistical analyses revealed significant fungal diversity in the roots, with distinct dominant orders in each geographic region. Among the South African samples, significant differences were found in alpha diversity indices and species richness. Even though samples originating from different provinces overlapped in the PCoA plot, PERMANOVA indicated a significant difference in the fungal biodiversity, which was further supported by PERMDISP. In the global dataset, alpha diversity indices were insignificant, but species richness was. In the PCoA plot, data points clustered by sampling sites, indicating substantial differences in fungal biodiversity between the samples. This was validated by PERMANOVA and PERMDISP analyses. Outcomes from the core fungal analyses showed <i>Epidendrum</i> retained a conserved set of fungal orders from its native habitat when it transitioned to exotic regions, while it also formed new associations with local fungal communities in these introduced regions. These findings highlight the role of both core and region-specific fungal communities in the ecological adaptability and success of this widely planted orchid genus.</p>","PeriodicalId":19111,"journal":{"name":"Mycological Progress","volume":"45 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142213744","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Occurrence and epidemiological consequences of Erysiphe neolycopersici on tomato plants in Mauritius","authors":"Aleš Lebeda, Kanta Kumar Lobin, Barbora Mieslerová, Tereza Křivánková, Miloslav Kitner","doi":"10.1007/s11557-024-01992-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-024-01992-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><i>Leveillula taurica</i> has until recently been believed to be the causal pathogen of powdery mildew of tomatoes in Mauritius. However, in the year 2022, another powdery mildew species was detected on tomatoes under culture in various tomato growing localities of the island. Based on morphological comparison and molecular analysis, its identity was confirmed as <i>Erysiphe neolycopersici</i> (anam. <i>Pseudoidium neolycopersici</i>). This species has a worldwide distribution causing severe epidemics mainly on greenhouse tomatoes. There is evidence of the rapid spread of this pathogen during 2022–2023 causing serious infection of all tomato cultivars in greenhouse culture in Mauritius. The origin of these infections and its epidemiological consequences are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":19111,"journal":{"name":"Mycological Progress","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142213743","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yan-Liu Chen, Jun-Feng Liang, Sheng-Kun Wang, Bin Chen, Jin-Hua Zhang, Meng-Ya An, Xing Li, Xue-Lian Gao, Xia Chen, Jin-Peng Liao
{"title":"Notes on two new species of Russula subsect. Cyanoxanthinae (Russulaceae, Russulales) from southern China","authors":"Yan-Liu Chen, Jun-Feng Liang, Sheng-Kun Wang, Bin Chen, Jin-Hua Zhang, Meng-Ya An, Xing Li, Xue-Lian Gao, Xia Chen, Jin-Peng Liao","doi":"10.1007/s11557-024-01987-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-024-01987-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Two new species of <i>Russula</i> subsect. <i>Cyanoxanthinae</i>, collected from tropical and subtropical regions of China, are proposed based on morphological and multi-gene phylogenetic data. <i>Russula icterina</i> is characterized by its green pileus, lamellae with frequent furcations but without lamellulae, basidiospores ornamented with isolated warts with indistinct and inamyloid suprahilar spots, widely dispersed hymenial cystidia rarely with appendages, terminal cells with attenuated or constricted apexes in the pileipellis, one-celled and fusiform pileocystidia without apices that turn grayish black in sulfovanillin, and presence in low-altitude broad-leaved forests dominated by <i>Castanopsis sclerophylla</i> and <i>Quercus acutissima</i>. <i>Russula purpureobrunnea</i> is characterized by its purplish pink to purplish brown pileus, lamellae mixed with lamellulae some with furcations, basidiospores ornamented with isolated warts, clavate or lageniform hymenial cystidia with capitate or mucronate appendages, metachromatic pileipellis with apically attenuated or constricted terminal cells, one-celled pileocystidia that turn grayish black in sulfovanillin, and presence in <i>Pinus yunnanensis</i>, <i>Keteleeria fortunei</i>, <i>Lithocarpus dealbatus</i>, and <i>Quercus</i> spp. mixed forests. Comprehensive morphological descriptions, illustrations, and comparisons with morphologically and phylogenetically related species are provided.</p>","PeriodicalId":19111,"journal":{"name":"Mycological Progress","volume":"24 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142213836","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Peronospora species on Myosotis – a showcase for the uncharted diversity of a highly diverse and specialised downy mildew genus","authors":"Man Mu, Young-Joon Choi, Marco Thines","doi":"10.1007/s11557-024-01984-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-024-01984-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><i>Peronospora</i> is the largest genus of obligate biotrophic oomycetes, causing downy mildew disease on various cultivated and ornamental plants worldwide. Despite the known high host specificity in <i>Peronospora</i>, many host–pathogen combinations have not been thoroughly investigated with respect to their phylogenetic relationships. This is especially the case for groups in which only one species has been described on a host genus. In this study, we highlight the fact that <i>Peronospora</i> is still vastly underexplored by investigating 48 specimens of <i>Peronospora</i> parasitic on the ornamental plant genus <i>Myosotis</i> (<i>Boraginaceae</i>). Morphology and multigene phylogenetic relationships revealed six new <i>Peronospora</i> species parasitic on <i>Myosotis</i>, with one species parasitising the widely cultivated species <i>Myosotis sylvatica</i>, providing further evidence that <i>Peronospora</i> species are generally highly host-specific. As a consequence, <i>Peronospora</i> occurrences on the several hundred plant species that are not type host species for a described <i>Peronospora</i> species should be re-examined, as they might represent species overlooked in previous studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":19111,"journal":{"name":"Mycological Progress","volume":"4 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142226845","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mario Rajchenberg, Andrés de Errasti, Sergio Pérez Gorjón
{"title":"The genus Peniophora (Russulales, Basidiomycota) from Patagonia revisited","authors":"Mario Rajchenberg, Andrés de Errasti, Sergio Pérez Gorjón","doi":"10.1007/s11557-024-01989-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-024-01989-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The identity of <i>Peniophora</i> specimens from Patagonia is examined based on morphological, cultural, and biological features as well as phylogenetic analyses of nuclear ribosomal ITS and 28S sequences. Three new species are described from Patagonia: <i>Peniophora patagonica</i>, <i>P. pitrae</i>, and <i>P. revoluta</i>. In total, five species are known in the area, growing on endemic trees in Southern Argentina. <i>Peniophora cinerea</i> and <i>P. rufomarginata</i> are excluded from the Patagonian records, and the presence of <i>P. incarnata</i> and <i>P. lycii</i> is confirmed by molecular methods. A key to <i>Peniophora</i> species from Patagonia is presented.</p>","PeriodicalId":19111,"journal":{"name":"Mycological Progress","volume":"41 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142213745","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}