Afforestation-Induced Shifts in Soil Bacterial Diversity and Community Structure in the Saihanba Region.

Afforestation plays a pivotal role in ecosystem restoration, exemplified by the Saihanba Mechanized Forest Farm, the world's largest planted forest; however, the assembly mechanisms and interactions of soil microbial communities in such forests remain inadequately understood. This study aimed to elucidate the impact of different afforestation tree species, namely var. -, , and var.

(Polyporales, Agaricomycetes) and (Hymenochaetales, Agaricomycetes), two new species of wood-inhabiting fungi from Xinjiang, Northwest China.

Wood-inhabiting fungi are abundant in China, but their distribution is uneven, with more fungi in southwest China and fewer fungi in northwest China. During the investigation of wood-inhabiting fungi in Xinjiang, we collected a large number of specimens. Eight specimens growing on were collected from Tianshan Mountains, and they were described as two new species in and based on morphological characters and molecular evidence.

Molecular phylogeny and taxonomy of the remarkable genus (Polyporales, Basidiomycota) with description of a new species from Southwest China.

is a rare and remarkable genus, mainly occurring in coniferous forests in the Northern Hemisphere. Recent phylogenetic studies showed that belongs to Irpicaceae in the phlebioid clade. It is worth noting that most species in the phlebioid clade can cause white-rot decay, except for the species, which can cause a brown-rot decay.

Phylogenetic Analyses and Morphological Studies Reveal Four New Species of (Bankeraceae, Thelephorales) from China.

is a genus of ectomycorrhizal fungi with important ecological roles and exploitable biological activities. In this study, four new species of , , , and , are described from China based on morphological characters and molecular evidence. The phylogenetic analyses of were carried out based on the ITS + nLSU gene regions and the combined sequence dataset of ITS + nLSU + nSSU + RPB1 + RPB2 gene regions.

Species diversity, molecular phylogeny and ecological habits of (Polyporales, Basidiomycota) with an emphasis on Chinese collections.

is a genus widely distributed in Asia, Europe, North America, South America and Oceania. It grows on different angiosperm and gymnosperm trees and can cause brown rot of wood. Blue-tinted basidiomata of makes it easy to distinguish from other genera, but the similar morphological characters make it difficult to identify species within the genus.

Morphology and molecular phylogeny reveal five new species of (Bankeraceae, Thelephorales) from China.

The genus is a kind of ectomycorrhizal fungi that can play a role in the material cycle by connecting the plant roots to the soil, and some species of are medicinal fungi with vital research value. The species diversity of is unclear in China. In this study, five new species of are described from China based on morphological characters and phylogenetic analyses inferred from two datasets of ITS + LSU and ITS + LSU + SSU + RPB2 sequences.

A Phylogenetic and Taxonomic Study on (Bankeraceae, Thelephorales) from China.

In this study, phylogenetic analyses of from China were carried out based on sequences from the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions, the large subunit of nuclear ribosomal RNA gene (nLSU), the small subunit of nuclear ribosomal RNA gene (nSSU), the largest subunit of RNA polymerase II (RPB1), and the second largest subunit of RNA polymerase II (RPB2), combined with morphological characters of the collected specimens in China. The fruiting bodies of the specimens were used to observe their characteristics, and three new species of are discovered. is characterized by its pale brown to dark brown pileal surface, tomentose pileal margin, white spines, and the presence of clamp connections in generative hyphae of pileal surface, context, and stipe.

Species Diversity, Molecular Phylogeny, and Ecological Habits of (Polyporales, Basidiomycota).

is a worldwide brown-rot fungal genus of Polyporales, which grows on different gymnosperm and angiosperm trees and has important ecological functions and economic values. In this study, species diversity, phylogenetic relationships, and ecological habits of were investigated. A total of 195 specimens from 24 countries representing 29 species of were studied.