| the relationship between 'wild' and 'building' isolates of the dry rot fungus serpula lacrymans. | molecular and morphological parameters of serpula lacrymans isolates from various sites in the built environment in europe and australia were compared to similar parameters of 'wild' isolates from india, the sumava mountains (czech republic) and mount shasta (usa). the indian, czech republic and all of the building isolates bar one showed identity in both molecular and morphological features. the australian and the usa isolates (bf-050 and usa'94 respectively) showed specific morphological diffe ... | 2003 | 14638435 |
| fungal degradation of calcium-, lead- and silicon-bearing minerals. | the aim of this study was to examine nutritional influence on the ability of selected filamentous fungi to mediate biogenic weathering of the minerals, apatite, galena and obsidian in order to provide further understanding of the roles of fungi as biogeochemical agents, particularly in relation to the cycling of metals and associated elements found in minerals. the impact of three organic acid producing fungi (aspergillus niger, serpula himantioides and trametes versicolor) on apatite, galena an ... | 2005 | 15984571 |
| multiple gene genealogies and aflps suggest cryptic speciation and long-distance dispersal in the basidiomycete serpula himantioides (boletales). | serpula himantioides (boletales, basidiomycota) produces thin resupinate basidiocarps on dead coniferous wood worldwide and causes damage in buildings as well. in this study, we present evidence for the existence of at least three phylogenetically defined cryptic species (referred to as sib i-iii) within the morphospecies s. himantioides, a conclusion based on analyses of sequence data from four dna regions and amplified fragment length polymorphisms (aflps). a low degree of shared sequence poly ... | 2006 | 16448410 |
| multiple cryptic species with divergent substrate affinities in the serpula himantioides species complex. | serpula himantioides is a widespread saprotrophic morphospecies mainly colonising coniferous wood in nature, but it appears frequently in buildings as well. from an earlier study, it is known that at least three divergent lineages occur within the s. himantioides species complex. in this study, a broader sample of s. himantioides isolates has been analysed by multi-locus sequencing, including new isolates from asia, north and south america. altogether five phylogenetical species (ps1-5) were det ... | 2010 | 21215955 |