Plant pathogenic Nigrospora species have emerged as important threats to rice cultivation worldwide. During an ongoing survey of fungi associated with cultivated rice ( Oryza sativa L.) leaves in Guizhou Province, 11 Nigrospora isolates were recovered from 17 diseased leaf samples collected between April and June 2024. All isolates were obtained from rice leaf spots. Integration of detailed morphological observations with mult...

Coprophilous fungi inhabit animal dung and play a crucial role in ecological balance by decomposing animal waste and serving as a food source for coprophagous and mycophagous arthropods. This study aimed to systematically characterize the diversity of coprophilous basidiomycetes across selected regions of Sri Lanka, and it characterized seven coprophilous basidiomycete specimens representing five distinct species from selected...

Freshwater hyphomycetes are widely distributed and exhibit diverse enzymatic capabilities. A total of 49 isolates of freshwater hyphomycetes, collected from nine sampling sites across Guizhou, Sichuan, and Yunnan Provinces in China, were screened for five extracellular enzymes (amylase, cellulase, chitinase, lipase, and protease) using semi‐quantitative plate assays on indicator media. Four isolates exhibiting strong enzymatic...

Lansium domesticum (Osbeck) Sahni and Bennet (Longkong) is a highly important and valuable fruit crop in Thailand. The mycobiota of L. domesticum has been understudied. In our survey of fungal diseases affecting fruit crops in Thailand, we observed unusual mycelial development in organically cultivated L. domesticum in Uttaradit Province. The mycelia initially appear as cords on the upper half of the young trees and spread tow...

Metarhizium , a globally distributed genus, showcases adaptability to various habitats, predominantly in soil or intricate relationships as insect pathogens. Metarhizium spp. have become focal points in recent entomopathogenic fungal research due to their limited host range, safety profile, environmental friendliness, and scalability in mass production. Remarkably, certain Metarhizium species exhibit dual efficacy against both...