TAXONOMIC AND PHYLOGENETIC CHARACTERIZATIONS REVEAL FOUR NEW SPECIES, TWO NEW ASEXUAL MORPH REPORTS, AND SIX NEW COUNTRY RECORDS OF BAMBUSICOLOUS ROUSSOELLA FROM CHINA

Taxonomic and Phylogenetic Characterizations Reveal Four New Species, Two New Asexual Morph Reports, and Six New Country Records of Bambusicolous Roussoella from China

During the ongoing investigation of bambusicolous ascomycetous fungi in Yunnan, China, 24 specimens belonging to the family ONE BERRY Roussoellaceae were collected and identified based on morphological features and phylogenetic support.Maximum-likelihood (ML) analyses and Bayesian analyses were generated based on the combined data set of ITS, LSU,

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Amphibian tolerance to arsenic: microbiome-mediated insights

Abstract Amphibians are often recognized as bioindicators of healthy ecosystems.The persistence of amphibian populations in heavily contaminated environments provides an excellent opportunity to investigate rapid vertebrate adaptations to harmful contaminants.Using a combination of culture-based challenge assays and a skin permeability assay, we te

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