Fungi play critical roles in all ecosystems,functioning as decomposers,epiphytes,endophytes,symbionts of plants,and animal and plant pathogens.Despite their importance,they are severely understudied organisms.That is ...Fungi play critical roles in all ecosystems,functioning as decomposers,epiphytes,endophytes,symbionts of plants,and animal and plant pathogens.Despite their importance,they are severely understudied organisms.That is about to change.A landmark new study resulting from a collaboration between the CAS Kunming Institute of Botany(KIB)and Yunnan Agricultural University aims to fill these gaps in knowledge by coupling fungal morphology with modern-day molecular data technologies.展开更多
文摘Fungi play critical roles in all ecosystems,functioning as decomposers,epiphytes,endophytes,symbionts of plants,and animal and plant pathogens.Despite their importance,they are severely understudied organisms.That is about to change.A landmark new study resulting from a collaboration between the CAS Kunming Institute of Botany(KIB)and Yunnan Agricultural University aims to fill these gaps in knowledge by coupling fungal morphology with modern-day molecular data technologies.
