Fungal Planet description sheets: 1284–1382

Novel species of fungi described in this study include those from various countries as follows: Antartica, Cladosporium austrolitorale from coastal sea sand. Australia, Austroboletus yourkae on soil, Crepidotus innuopurpureus on dead wood, Curvularia stenotaphri from roots and leaves of Stenotaphrum secundatum and Thecaphora stajsicii from capsules of Oxalis radicosa. Belgium, Paraxerochrysium coryli (incl. Paraxerochrysium gen. nov.) from Corylus avellana. Brazil, Calvatia nordestina on soil, Didymella tabebuiicola from leaf spots on Tabebuia aurea, Fusarium subflagellisporum from hypertrophied floral and vegetative branches of Mangifera indica and Microdochium maculosum from living leaves of Digitaria insularis. Canada, Cuphophyllus bondii fromagrassland. Croatia, Mollisia inferiseptata from a rotten Laurus nobilis trunk. Cyprus, Amanita exilis oncalcareoussoil. Czech Republic, Cytospora hippophaicola from wood of symptomatic Vaccinium corymbosum. Denmark, Lasiosphaeria deviata on pieces of wood and herbaceousdebris. Dominican Republic, Calocybella goethei among grass on a lawn. France (Corsica) , Inocybe corsica onwetground. France (French Guiana) , Trechispora patawaensis on decayed branch of unknown angiosperm tree and Trechispora subregularis on decayed log of unknown angiosperm tree. Germany, Paramicrothecium sambuci (incl. Paramicrothecium gen. nov.)ondeadstemsof Sambucus nigra. India, Aureobasidium microtermitis from the gut of a Microtermes sp. termite, Laccaria diospyricola on soil and Phylloporia tamilnadensis on branches of Catunaregam spinosa. Iran, Pythium serotinoosporum from soil under Prunus dulcis. Italy, Pluteus brunneovenosus on twigs of broad leaved trees on the ground. Japan, Heterophoma rehmanniae on leaves of Rehmannia glutinosa f. hueichingensis. Kazakhstan, Murispora kazachstanica from healthy roots of Triticum aestivum. Namibia, Caespitomonium euphorbiae (incl. Caespitomonium gen. nov.)from stems of an Euphorbia sp. Netherlands, Alfaria junci, Myrmecridium junci, Myrmecridium juncicola, Myrmecridium juncigenum, Ophioceras junci, Paradinemasporium junci (incl. Paradinemasporium gen. nov.), Phialoseptomonium junci, Sporidesmiella juncicola, Xenopyricularia junci and Zaanenomyces quadripartis (incl. Zaanenomyces gen. nov.), fromdeadculmsof Juncus effusus, Cylindromonium everniae and Rhodoveronaea everniae from Evernia prunastri, Cyphellophora sambuci and Myrmecridium sambuci from Sambucus nigra, Kiflimonium junci, Saro cladium junci, Zaanenomyces moderatricis academiae and Zaanenomyces versatilis from dead culms of Juncus inflexus, Microcera physciae from Physcia tenella, Myrmecridium dactylidis from dead culms of Dactylis glomerata, Neochalara spiraeae and Sporidesmium spiraeae from leaves of Spiraea japonica, Neofabraea salicina from Salix sp., Paradissoconium narthecii (incl. Paradissoconium gen. nov.)from dead leaves of Narthecium ossifragum, Polyscytalum vaccinii from Vaccinium myrtillus, Pseudosoloacrosporiella cryptomeriae (incl. Pseudosoloacrosporiella gen. nov.)fromleavesof Cryptomeria japonica, Ramularia pararhabdospora from Plantago lanceolata, Sporidesmiella pini from needles of Pinus sylvestris and Xenoacrodontium juglandis (incl. Xenoacrodontium gen. nov. and Xenoacrodontiaceae fam. nov.)from Juglans regia. New Zealand, Cryptometrion metrosideri from twigs of Metrosideros sp., Coccomyces pycnophyllocladi from dead leaves of Phyllocladus alpinus, Hypoderma aliforme from fallen leaves Fuscopora solandri and Hypoderma subiculatum from dead leaves Phormium tenax. Norway, Neodevriesia kalakoutskii from permafrost and Variabilispora viridis from driftwood of Picea abies. Portugal, Entomortierella hereditatis from abio film covering adeteriorated limestone wall. Russia, Colpoma junipericola from needles of Juniperus sabina, Entoloma cinnamomeum on soil in grasslands, Entoloma verae on soil in grasslands, Hyphodermella pallidostraminea on a dry dead branch of Actinidia sp., Lepiota sayanensis onlitterinamixedforest, Papiliotrema horticola from Malus communis , Paramacroventuria ribis (incl. Paramacroventuria gen. nov.)fromleaves of Ribes aureum and Paramyrothecium lathyri from leaves of Lathyrus tuberosus. South Africa, Harzia combreti from leaf litter of Combretum collinum ssp. sulvense, Penicillium xyleborini from Xyleborinus saxesenii , Phaeoisaria dalbergiae from bark of Dalbergia armata, Protocreopsis euphorbiae from leaf litter of Euphorbia ingens and Roigiella syzygii from twigs of Syzygium chordatum. Spain, Genea zamorana on sandy soil, Gymnopus nigrescens on Scleropodium touretii, Hesperomyces parexochomi on Parexochomus quadriplagiatus, Paraphoma variabilis from dung, Phaeococcomyces kinklidomatophilus from a blackened metal railing of an industrial warehouse and Tuber suaveolens in soil under Quercus faginea. Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Inocybe nivea associated with Salix polaris. Thailand, Biscogniauxia whalleyi oncorticatedwood. UK, Parasitella quercicola from Quercus robur. USA , Aspergillus arizonicus from indoor air in a hospital, Caeliomyces tampanus (incl. Caeliomyces gen. nov.)fromoffice dust, Cippumomyces mortalis (incl. Cippumomyces gen. nov.)fromatombstone, Cylindrium desperesense from air in a store, Tetracoccosporium pseudoaerium from air sample in house, Toxicocladosporium glendoranum from air in a brick room, Toxicocladosporium losalamitosense from air in a classroom, Valsonectria portsmouthensis from airinmen'slockerroomand Varicosporellopsis americana from sludge in a water reservoir. Vietnam, Entoloma kovalenkoi on rotten wood, Fusarium chuoi inside seed of Musa itinerans , Micropsalliota albofelina on soil in tropical evergreen mixed forest sand Phytophthora docyniae from soil and roots of Docynia indica. Morphological and culture characteristics are supported by DNA barcodes

TRY plant trait database – enhanced coverage and open access

Plant traits—the morphological, anatomical, physiological, biochemical and phenological characteristics of plants—determine how plants respond to environmental factors, affect other trophic levels, and influence ecosystem properties and their benefits and detriments to people. Plant trait data thus represent the basis for a vast area of research spanning from evolutionary biology, community and functional ecology, to biodiversity conservation, ecosystem and landscape management, restoration, biogeography and earth system modelling. Since its foundation in 2007, the TRY database of plant traits has grown continuously. It now provides unprecedented data coverage under an open access data policy and is the main plant trait database used by the research community worldwide. Increasingly, the TRY database also supports new frontiers of trait‐based plant research, including the identification of data gaps and the subsequent mobilization or measurement of new data. To support this development, in this article we evaluate the extent of the trait data compiled in TRY and analyse emerging patterns of data coverage and representativeness. Best species coverage is achieved for categorical traits—almost complete coverage for ‘plant growth form’. However, most traits relevant for ecology and vegetation modelling are characterized by continuous intraspecific variation and trait–environmental relationships. These traits have to be measured on individual plants in their respective environment. Despite unprecedented data coverage, we observe a humbling lack of completeness and representativeness of these continuous traits in many aspects. We, therefore, conclude that reducing data gaps and biases in the TRY database remains a key challenge and requires a coordinated approach to data mobilization and trait measurements. This can only be achieved in collaboration with other initiatives

Экстракорпоральная детоксикация при септических осложнениях у детей в остром периоде тяжелой сочетанной черепно-мозговой травмы

BACKGROUND: The clinical application of extracorporeal detoxification methods in patients with severe concomitant traumatic brain injury has several features and limitations due to intracranial hypertension, traumatic cerebral edema, and the risk of their growth during extracorporeal detoxification. The modern literature presents the results of using extracorporeal detoxification methods in severe concomitant trauma in children. However, practically no data are available on the possibility of their use in severe concomitant craniocerebral trauma, which determines the relevance of research in this direction. AIM: This study aims to improve the treatment results of affected children with severe concomitant craniocerebral trauma with the addition of septic complications using extracorporeal detoxification methods. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The experience using extracorporeal detoxification methods, including prolonged veno-venous hemodiafiltration combined with LPS sorption and plasma separation membrane in patient intensive care with severe concomitant craniocerebral trauma complicated by sepsis and septic shock development, is presented. RESULTS: The use of extracorporeal detoxification methods contributed to eliminating septic shock, stabilization of hemodynamic and internal homeostasis parameters, and regression of multiple organ failure in patients with severe concomitant traumatic brain injury. Monitoring the intracranial pressure and preventing disequilibrium syndrome development enabled avoiding an increase in intracranial hypertension in studied patients. CONCLUSIONS: Timely and adequate use of extracorporeal detoxification methods improves the clinical course of the acute period of traumatic illness in children with severe concomitant traumatic brain injury. The safe use of efferent therapy methods in patients with severe concomitant traumatic brain injury is ensured by invasive monitoring of intracranial pressure and preventing the development of disequilibrium syndrome.Введение. Клиническое применение методов экстракорпоральной детоксикации у пациентов с тяжелой сочетанной черепно-мозговой травмой имеет ряд особенностей и ограничений в связи с внутричерепной гипертензией, травматическим отеком головного мозга и риском их нарастания в ходе проведения процедур. В современной литературе ограниченно представлены результаты использования методов экстракорпоральной детоксикации при тяжелой сочетанной травме у детей и практически отсутствуют данные о возможности их применения при тяжелой сочетанной черепно-мозговой травме, что определяет актуальность исследований в данном направлении. Цель улучшение результатов лечения пострадавших детей с тяжелой сочетанной черепно-мозговой травмой с присоединением септических осложнений, применением методов экстракорпоральной детоксикации. Материалы и методы. Представлен анализ опыта использования методов экстракорпоральной детоксикации, включающий продленную вено-венозную гемодиафильтрацию, LPS-сорбцию, а также мембранную плазмасепарацию при интенсивной терапии детей с тяжелой сочетанной черепно-мозговой травмой, осложнившейся развитием сепсиса и септического шока. Результаты. Применение методов экстракорпоральной детоксикации способствовало выведению пациентов с тяжелой сочетанной черепно-мозговой травмой из септического шока, стабилизации гемодинамических показателей, параметров внутреннего гомеостаза, регрессу полиорганной недостаточности. Мониторинг внутричерепного давления и предупреждение развития дисэквилибриум-синдрома позволили избежать нарастания внутричерепной гипертензии у исследуемых пациентов. Заключение. Своевременное и адекватное применение методов экстракорпоральной детоксикации улучшает клиническое течение острого периода травматической болезни у детей с тяжелой сочетанной черепно-мозговой травмой. Безопасность применения методов эфферентной терапии у пострадавших с тяжелой сочетанной черепно-мозговой травмой обеспечивается инвазивным мониторингом внутричерепного давления и предупреждением развития дисэквилибриум-синдрома

Monolithic stirrer reactor: The selective lactose oxidation in liquid phase over Au/Al2O3 nanostructured catalysts

The performance of rotating metallic monolith stirrer reactor was studied for selective lactose oxidation in liquid phase at 65 °C, atmospheric pressure and with air as oxidant agent. The Au/AlOdeposition on metallic substrates was performed by wash-coating, producing catalyst coating thicknesses between 5 and 20 μm. Monoliths with different configuration (channel size between 0.36 and 1.06 mm) were used as stirrer blades in a batch reactor. Internal and external mass transfer limitations were observed during liquid phase lactose oxidation. For stirring rates equal or higher than 600 rpm there were no important external diffusional restrictions and this was also independent of the monolith configuration. Coating with thickness higher than 15 μm presents loss of catalyst effectiveness due to internal diffusional restrictions. Excellent stability in the catalytic tests was obtained after three regeneration-reaction cycles. Regeneration was carried out at 400 °C in air flow. Gold particle size distribution in the monolith washcoat, determined by TEM before and after reaction, was homogeneous with a medium size of around 5 nm. This is in agreement with the very good reproducibility and stability obtained in the catalytic tests. After calcination at 500 °C, some sintering and a heterogeneous distribution of metal particle size was observed, accompanied by a slight loss in catalyst activity. It is concluded that metallic monolith stirrer reactors are a promising application for selective lactose oxidation in liquid phase