OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Fungal Biology is 6. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Response of pulcherrimin-producing Metschnikowia yeast to different iron sources	46
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Selection of stable reference genes for qPCR expression of Colletotrichum lindemuthianum, the bean anthracnose pathogen	31
Artificial inoculation of native endophytic fungi and Epichloë in Bromus valdivianus Phil.: successful establishment and growth promotion	29
Comparative genomics of the peach rot fungus Didymosphaeria rubi-ulmifolii reveal carbohydrate-active enzyme expansion and unique wood-decay strategies	27
Pestalotiopsis mangiferae isolated from cocoa leaves and concomitant tannase and gallic acid production	27
X-ray fluorescence and XANES spectroscopy revealed diverse potassium chemistries and colocalization with phosphorus in the ectomycorrhizal fungus Paxillus ammoniavirescens	27
Diversity and temporal succession of early-colonizing fungi in wood baits from an estuarine environment, with description of Penicillium alavariense sp. nov	27
Overview of scientific productivity in the field of fungal stress research	24
Adaptation of the psychrophilic Mucor psychrophilus (Mucorales, Mucoromycota) to lower temperatures and under conditions of heat and osmotic shocks	24
Pisolithus microcarpus isolates with contrasting abilities to colonise Eucalyptus grandis exhibit significant differences in metabolic signalling	24
Multigene phylogeny, morphology, and pathogenicity trials reveal novel Cytospora species involved in perennial canker disease of apple trees in Iran	22
Mechanism underlying the response of fungi and their Fusarium symbiotic networks to the rotations of soybean and corn	22
Reference gene selection for quantitative real-time PCR analysis of Hymenopellis radicata under abiotic stress	21
A cosmopolitan Serendipita forms mycothalli with sub-Antarctic leafy liverworts	21
Microsclerotia from Metarhizium robertsii: Production, ultrastructural analysis, robustness, and insecticidal activity	21
Individual peroxiredoxin or Tor pathway components are not required for circadian clock function in Neurospora crassa	20
Conidial mass production of entomopathogenic fungi and tolerance of their mass-produced conidia to UV-B radiation and heat	18
Selection and validation of reference genes for normalization of gene expression in Floccularia luteovirens	17
Cytoplasmic flow dynamics in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi are intrinsic and independent of plant hosts	16
Editorial Board	16
Phosphorus availability influences potassium chemistries in the ectomycorrhizal fungi Pisolithus tinctorius and Paxillus ammoniavirescens	16
Secondary metabolites produced by four Colletotrichum species in vitro and on fruits of diverse olive cultivars	16

Native fungal endophytes provide effective biocontrol against Phytophthora plurivora associated with alder decline in northern Spain	16
Systematic screening strategy for fungal laccase activity of endophytes from Otoba gracilipes with bioremediation potential	15
Diversity of Calonectria species from leaves and soils in diseased southern China Eucalyptus plantation	15
Vapours from plant essential oils to manage tomato grey mould caused by Botrytis cinerea	15
Editorial Board	15
Functional identification of the DHN melanin synthesis gene cluster and its role in UV-C tolerance in citrus postharvest pathogenic fungus Penicillium digitatum	15
Comparative analysis of mitochondrial genomes and evolutionary characteristics of five Alternaria species causing potato leaf spot diseases	15
Global niche and range shifts of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, a highly virulent amphibian-killing fungus	15
Amorosia littoralis Mantle & D. Hawksw. survives as root endophyte of mangroves and produces water soluble melanin pigment	15
pH-dependent effect of Congo Red on the growth of Aspergillus nidulans and Aspergillus niger	14
Several Seiridium species (Sporocadaceae: Xylariales) cause cypress canker in South Africa	14
The effects of climatic variability on the occurrence of Aspergillus species in commercial maize from different agro-climatic regions in South Africa	14
Botryosphaeriaceae gene machinery: Correlation between diversity and virulence	14
Transcription factor AacmrA mediated melanin synthesis regulates the growth, appressorium formation, stress response and pathogenicity of pear fungal Alternaria alternata	14
ZnCl2 inhibits postharvest disease on pear and crabapple by inducing autophagy of Penicillium expansum	13
Exploring the tritrophic interactions between Araujia hortorum, Puccinia araujiae, and a mycoparasitic Cladosporium: implications for the biological control of moth plant	13
Editorial Board	13
Corrigendum to “Polyphasic approach to the selection of Esteya isolates for the control of the pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus” [Fungal Biol 128 (8) (2024) 2242–2249]	13
Editorial Board	13
Olive oil additive enhances hyphal growth and triterpenes accumulation in submerged fermentation of Grifola frondosa	13
Radiation of mushroom-forming fungi correlates with novel modes of protecting sexual fruiting bodies	12
Identification of entomopathogenic fungus Cordyceps cicadae isolated from soil using common cutworm Spodoptera litura (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) as bait and its high virulence comparable to generalist M	12
A Cryptococcus neoformans polysaccharide conjugate vaccine made with filtered polysaccharide elicits protective immunity in mice	12
Myxomycetes in urban green space in subtropical China: Spatiotemporal patterns override forest type effects	12
Biological-degradation, lignin performance and physical-chemical characteristics of historical wood in an ancient tomb	12
Exposure of Culex quinquefasciatus to the oomycete Pythium insidiosum: A protocol for in vitro studies	12
Low molecular weight acids differentially impact Fusarium verticillioides transcription	12
Yeasts volatile organic compounds (VOCs) as potential growth enhancers and molds biocontrol agents of mushrooms mycelia	12
Silencing of Amylomyces rouxii aspartic II protease by siRNA to increase tyrosinase activity	11
Warming water and leaf litter quality but not plant origin drive decomposition and fungal diversity in an experiment	11
Unsaturated fatty acid, Nonacosenoic acid isolated from an endophyte Chaetomium nigricolor inhabiting the stem of Catharanthus roseus and its bioactivity	11
Ultraviolet radiation promotes the production of hispidin polyphenols by medicinal mushroom Inonotus obliquus	11
Curcumin: An innovative approach for postharvest control of Alternaria alternata induced black rot in cherry tomatoes	11
Autophagy and pre-apoptosis induced by sublethal heat stress in Dematophora necatrix are factors determining the outcome of competition	10
Monitoring fungi and mycotoxin potential in pistachio nuts of Turkish origin: A snap-shot for climate change scenario	10
Micro PIXE mapping proves a differential distribution and concentration of trace elements in fungal structures of Rhizophagus intraradices	10
The characteristics of metabolites accumulation and their connections with endophytic fungi in roots and stems of Ephedra sinica with different cultivation ages	10
The evolution of complex Metarhizium-insect-plant interactions	10
Spatial distribution and community composition of endophytic fungi within Mussaenda pubescens stems	10
Adaptive osmoregulation in successive flushes of Agaricus bisporus by free amino acids and mannitol	10
Corrigendum to “Fungi associated with coffee rust Hemileia vastatrix and the description of two new species” [Fungal Biol. 129 (2025) 101692]	10
Fungal membrane determinants affecting sensitivity to antifungal cyclic lipopeptides from Bacillus spp.	10
Editorial Board	9
Endophytic species of Colletotrichum associated with cashew tree in northeastern Brazil	9
Asphyxiation of Metarhizium robertsii during mycelial growth produces conidia with increased stress tolerance via increased expression of stress-related genes	9
Impact of complex inhibitors in straw hydrolysates on xylose-fermenting Saccharomyces cerevisiae and inhibitor-tolerant strain construction	9
Incidence of brown rot disease caused by Gnomoniopsis smithogilvyi on buds, flowers and chestnuts and rapid HRM-based detection of the disease	9
Endogenous production of 2-phenylethanol by Cunninghamella echinulata inhibits biofilm growth of the fungus	9
The IV International Symposium on Fungal Stress and the XIII International Fungal Biology Conference	9
Endophytic fungal isolates from apple tissue: Latent pathogens lurking within?	9

Transcriptomic analysis of entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana infected by a hypervirulent polymycovirus BbPmV-4	9
Morpho-molecular characterization of phoma-like fungi from Morus alba in northern Thailand; a novel species (Boeremia albae) and a new host record (B. maritima)	9
Transcription factor Pofst3 regulates Pleurotus ostreatus development by targeting multiple biological pathways	9
Systematic evaluation of fluoride quantification methods identifies an appropriate measurement for studying fungal defluorination of per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances	9
Effects of flavonoids on yeast ABC transporters activity	9
Evaluating the potential of natural product combinations with sorbic acid for improving preservative action against food-spoilage yeasts	8
Diversification and spatio-temporal evolution of Cladoniaceae (Lecanorales, Ascomycota), a widespread family of lichen-forming fungi	8
Secretome analysis of the phytopathogen Macrophomina phaseolina cultivated in liquid medium supplemented with and without soybean leaf infusion	8
The secreted in xylem protein Foc4-SIX13 of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense race 4 targets the banana Nudix hydrolase and contributes to its virulence	8
High-resolution melting curve analysis: A detection assay for Ceratocystis eucalypticola and C. manginecans in infected Eucalyptus	8
Papiliomyces australis sp. nov. (Clavicipitaceae), infecting lepidopteran hepialid larvae in temperate forests of southern Chile	8
Genetic diversity and population structure of Alternaria alternata: An endophytic fungus isolated from various hosts	8
High copper promotes cell wall remodeling and oxidative stress in Histoplasma capsulatum, as revealed by proteomics	8
Cell wall of Aspergillus fumigatus: Variability and response to stress	8
Regulation of phenotype and secondary metabolic silencing gene clusters in Aspergillus sydowii by velvet transcription factors	8
Differential global gene transcription of Saccharomyces cerevisiae by zinc sulfate addition under acetic acid stress and identification of novel zinc and stress-responsive genes related to cell wall f	8
Fungi associated with coffee rust Hemileia vastatrix and the description of two new species	8
Diversity of tremellalean Pertusaria-associated fungi in Norway and the role of secondary metabolites in host specificity	8
Distribution of incompatibility factors in natural populations of Hypsizygus marmoreus in Japan	8
Four new Geosmithia species from bark beetles infesting indigenous South African trees	8
Niche partitioning of Colletotrichum species in mango anthracnose: Contrasting roles of Colletotrichum siamense in leaves and Colletotrichum asianum in fruits	7
Fungal endophytes with anti-fungal metabolites reduce symptoms of ash dieback in Fraxinus excelsior in a greenhouse experiment	7
Manipulating button mushroom casing affects the disease dynamics of blotch and green mold disease	7
Analysis of the lignin-degrading mechanism of Acrophialophora curvata and optimization of the conditions for its straw degradation	7
Purification and evaluation of 2, 4-di-tert butylphenol (DTBP) as a biocontrol agent against phyto-pathogenic fungi	7
Additions to fungicolous Hypomyces from northern Thailand: A novel species, combinations and new records	7
Acquired thermotolerance, membrane lipids and osmolytes profiles of xerohalophilic fungus Aspergillus penicillioides under heat shock	7
An exploratory study on crack healing in cementitious matrices induced by Pythium aphanidermatum	7
Synergistic bacterial co-inoculation boosts yield, physiology, and nutritional quality of king oyster mushroom (Pleurotus eryngii)	7
The yeast Dothiora sorbi IOJ-3 naturally produced various filamentous sectors with distinct abilities by undergoing DNA demethylation	7
Around the world in eight white rot species: Assessment of enzymatic and non-enzymatic wood decay pathways of worldwide Esca Complex of Diseases (ECD) associated basidiomycetes	7
Exploring vitamin D3 profile of epiphytic lichen forming fungi in forest ecosystems: Influence of habitat-dependent ecological variables	7
Dual role of the transcriptional factor NsdD in regulation of fumarate and melanin biosynthesis in Aureobasidium aubasidani GC1 strain	7
Interaction of methyl-jasmonate and Fusarium poae in bread wheat	6
Stone fruit phenolic and triterpenoid compounds modulate gene expression of Monilinia spp. in culture media	6
Fungal thermotolerance revisited and why climate change is unlikely to be supercharging pathogenic fungi (yet)	6
Water concentration and rate of decrease in shiitake cultivation log during fruiting body development, as measured by MRI	6
Corrigendum to “Role of AcndtA in cleistothecium formation, osmotic stress response, pigmentation and carbon metabolism of Aspergillus cristatus” [Fungal Biol. 125 (10) (2021) 749–763]	6
A centralized resource for bacterial–fungal interactions research	6
Isolation and characterization of Fusarium spp. From unhatched eggs of Caretta caretta in Tuscany (Italy)	6
The fastest short jump in nature: Progress in understanding the mechanism of ballistospore discharge	6
A Scytalidium-like indoor fungus revealing polyphyletic relationships and convergent evolution in Scytalidium	6
The Cbp1 protein is a peptidorhamnomannan adhesin that contributes to the Sporothrix schenckii virulence	6
The conserved WetA protein involved in asexual development in fungi is localized to the nuclei in the asexual spores of Paecilomyces variotii	6
Characterization and biocontrol of oomycetes recovered from a phytoremediation plant for the treatment of farmhouse wastewaters	6
Fonsecaea pedrosoi produces ferricrocin and can utilize different host iron sources	6
Effects of the wavelength and irradiance level of short-wave blue light on mycelial growth and deoxynivalenol production in Gibberella zeae	6
Graphene-encapsulated yeast cells in harsh conditions	6
Revealing robust antioxidant defences of a mycoparasitic Trichoderma species	6