Broadening the Knowledge of Mexican Boletes: Addition of a New Genus, Seven New Species, and Three New Combinations.

Boletes are one of the most common groups of fungi in temperate, subtropical, and tropical ecosystems. In Mexico, the northern region has mainly been explored in terms of bolete diversity. This study describes a new genus and seven new species based on macromorphological, micromorphological, molecular, phylogenetic, and ecological data.

First report of causing white root rot in avocado trees in Michoacán, México.

In México, avocado production is an important economic source. In the last season it generated $ 3. 27 billion USD of foreign currency in the country.

Five New Species of and (Boletaceae, Boletales) and Their Ethnomycological Aspects.

Among Boletales, the family Boletaceae has the highest diversity worldwide. Additionally, this fungal group has great ecological relevance because it not only includes mainly ectomycorrhizal but also saprotrophic species. Furthermore, some species are used as food and have sociocultural and economic importance worldwide.

New Ascomycetes from the Mexican Tropical Montane Cloud Forest.

The tropical montane cloud forest is the most diverse and threatened vegetation type in Mexico. In the last decade, the number of described Ascomycetes species has notably increased, reaching more than 1300 species. This study describes six new species based on their molecular and morphological characteristics.

 (Elaphomycetaceae, Ascomycota) and (Entolomataceae, Basidiomycota), two new sequestrate fungi from tropical montane cloud forest from south Mexico.

Two new species of sequestrate fungi are described from south Mexico based on morphological and molecular evidences. Here we describe characterized by the yellowish mycelial mat, dull blue gleba and ascospores of 9.7-11.

Novelties in Macrofungi of the Tropical Montane Cloud Forest in Mexico.

The tropical montane cloud forest in Mexico is the most diverse and threatened ecosystem. Mexican macrofungi numbers more than 1408 species. This study described four new species of Agaricomycetes (, , , ) based on molecular and morphological characteristics.

A novel coconut-malt extract medium increases growth rate of morels in pure culture.

Morels are gourmet wild edible mushrooms that can grow on several substrates with significant growth rate variations. Such variations have hindered the development of a standardized culture media to promote morel's sustainable production. The aim of this study is developing a novel culture media that takes advantage of coconut water as a complementary component of culture media.

Three new species of (Dothideomycetes, Ascomycota) from Mexico.

The genus is characterised by forming navicular to apothecial hysterothecia, exposing the green, yellow, orange, red, vinaceous or black colours of the hymenium which generally releases pigments in the presence of KOH. The exciple is smooth or striated, the asci bitunicate and ascospores have 1-5 transverse septa. To date, twenty-six species have been described from the Tropics.

A novel sequestrate species from Mexico: sp. nov. (Hysterangiaceae, Hysterangiales).

Knowledge of sequestrate Hysterangiaceae fungi in Mexico is very limited. In the present study, a new member of the family, , is described. This speciesis closely related to , but differs from the latter in possessing a tomentose peridium 165-240 µm thick, with occasional large terminal hyphae up to 170 µm, a variable mesocutis (isodiametric to angular), and distinct bright yellowish subcutis.

Improved method for genomic DNA extraction for Mill. (Cactaceae).

Background: Genomic DNA extracted from species of Cactaceae is often contaminated with significant amounts of mucilage and pectin. Pectin is one of the main components of cellular walls, whereas mucilage is a complex polysaccharide with a ramified structure. Thus, pectin- and mucilage-free extraction of DNA is a key step for further downstream PCR-based analyses.