Beyond Asexual: Genomics-Driven Progress in Unveiling Sexual Reproduction in Cereal Rust Fungi.

Recent advances in genomics technologies have revolutionized our understanding of cereal rust fungi, providing unprecedented insights into the complexities of their sexual life cycle. Genomic approaches, including long-read sequencing, genome assembly, and haplotype phasing technologies, have revealed critical insights into mating systems, genetic diversity, virulence evolution, and host adaptation. Population genomics studies have uncovered diverse reproductive strategies across different cereal rust species and geographic regions, highlighting the interplay between sexual recombination and asexual reproduction.

New binary mixtures of fungicides against Macrophomina phaseolina: Machine learning-driven QSAR, read-across prediction, and molecular dynamics simulation.

Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship (QSAR) analysis greatly enhances the development and research of pesticides. This study employed Multiple Linear Regression (MLR), machine learning (ML), and read-across (RA) approaches to investigate the combined effects of binary mixtures of fungicides on Macrophomina phaseolina. Using the Fixed Ratio Ray Design (FRRD) method, 75 binary mixtures of six frequently used fungicides were generated, with many exhibiting additive interactions as indicated by the Concentration Addition (CA) and Independent Action (IA) models.

Evaluation of copper-tolerant fungi isolated from Sarcheshmeh copper mine of Iran.

Mycoremediation, a subset of bioremediation, is considered an advanced method to eliminate environmental contaminations. To identify tolerant fungi to copper contamination and study the related gene expression, sampling was carried out from the soil of "Sarcheshmeh Copper Mine," which is one of the biggest open-cast copper mines in the world. A total of 71 fungal isolates were obtained and purified.

Enhanced laccase activity in Trametes versicolor (L.: Fr.) Pilát by host substrate and copper.

Laccases are appealing biocatalysts for various industrial utilizations. The fungus Trametes versicolor (L.: Fr.

Statistical Optimization of Culture Conditions for Protein Production by a Newly Isolated .

fungi are considered a good source of protein. The ITS region was used to identify isolated in the northern region of Iran. The isolated fungus was very similar to .

Labrys khuzestanensis n. sp. (Nematoda, Tylenchidae), a new member of the genus with large labial plate.

Labrys khuzestanensis n. sp. was recovered from the rhizosphere of a palm tree in southwestern Iran and described using morphological and molecular data.