Current state and perspectives of fungal DNA barcoding and rapid identification procedures

D Begerow, H Nilsson, M Unterseher… - Applied microbiology and …, 2010 - Springer
Fungal research is experiencing a new wave of methodological improvements that most
probably will boost mycology as profoundly as molecular phylogeny has done during the last 15 …

Millions of reads, thousands of taxa: microbial community structure and associations analyzed via marker genes

…, M Öpik, ML Sogin, M Unterseher… - FEMS microbiology …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
With high-throughput sequencing (HTS), we are able to explore the hidden world of microscopic
organisms to an unpre-cedented level. The fast development of molecular technology …

Improved software detection and extraction of ITS1 and ITS 2 from ribosomal ITS sequences of fungi and other eukaryotes for analysis of environmental sequencing …

…, A Amend, A Jumpponen, M Unterseher… - Methods in ecology …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer ( ITS ) region is the primary choice for
molecular identification of fungi. Its two highly variable spacers ( ITS 1 and ITS 2) are usually …

A comprehensive, automatically updated fungal ITS sequence dataset for reference-based chimera control in environmental sequencing efforts

…, E Kristiansson, M Hartmann, M Unterseher… - Microbes and …, 2015 - jstage.jst.go.jp
The nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region is the most commonly chosen
genetic marker for the molecular identification of fungi in environmental sequencing and …

An open source software package for automated extraction of ITS1 and ITS2 from fungal ITS sequences for use in high-throughput community assays and molecular …

RH Nilsson, V Veldre, M Hartmann, M Unterseher… - fungal ecology, 2010 - Elsevier
We introduce an open source software utility to extract the highly variable ITS1 and ITS2
subregions from fungal nuclear ITS sequences, the region of choice for environmental sampling …

Species abundance distributions and richness estimations in fungal metagenomics–lessons learned from community ecology

M Unterseher, ARI Jumpponen, M Oepik… - Molecular …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Results of diversity and community ecology studies strongly depend on sampling depth.
Completely surveyed communities follow log‐normal distribution, whereas power law functions …

Improving ITS sequence data for identification of plant pathogenic fungi

…, S Takamatsu, Q Tian, D Udayanga, M Unterseher… - Fungal Diversity, 2014 - Springer
Plant pathogenic fungi are a large and diverse assemblage of eukaryotes with substantial
impacts on natural ecosystems and human endeavours. These taxa often have complex and …

Leaf-inhabiting endophytic fungi of European Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) co-occur in leaf litter but are rare on decaying wood of the same host

M Unterseher, D Peršoh, M Schnittler - Fungal Diversity, 2013 - Springer
… (2012a), the data set of cultivated endophytes was published in Unterseher and Schnittler
2009. Most abundant orders detected by 454 alone are highlighted in grey, orders detected by …

Dilution-to-extinction cultivation of leaf-inhabiting endophytic fungi in beech (Fagus sylvatica L.)–different cultivation techniques influence fungal biodiversity …

M Unterseher, M Schnittler - Mycological Research, 2009 - Elsevier
… Leaves without visible infection and damage were removed from the understorey (1.5–2
m above ground). Fresh weight of leaves was about 2 g per tree (range 1.4–2.8 g). The leaf-…

Species richness and distribution patterns of leaf-inhabiting endophytic fungi in a temperate forest canopy

M Unterseher, A Reiher, K Finstermeier, P Otto… - Mycological …, 2007 - Springer
In 2005, researchers at the Leipzig Canopy Crane Research Facility collected living leaves
of four temperate tree species at heights of between 15 and 33 m above the ground. …