37 research outputs found
Peripheral biomarkers for first-episode psychosis-opportunities from the neuroinflammatory hypothesis of schizophrenia
Objective Schizophrenia is a disabling disorder of unknown aetiology, lacking definite diagnostic method and cure. A reliable biological marker of schizophrenia is highly demanded, for which traceable immune mediators in blood could be promising candidates. We aimed to gather the best findings of neuroinflammatory markers for first-episode psychosis (FEP). Methods We performed an extensive narrative review of online literature on inflammation-related markers found in human FEP patients only. Results Changes to cytokine levels have been increasingly reported in schizophrenia. The peripheral levels of IL-1 (or its receptor antagonist), soluble IL-2 receptor, IL-4, IL-6, IL-8, and TNF-a have been frequently reported as increased in FEP, in a suggestive continuum from high-risk stages for psychosis. Microglia and astrocytes establish the link between this immune signalling and the synthesis of noxious tryptophan catabolism products, that cause structural damage and directly hamper normal neurotransmission. Amongst these, only 3-hydroxykynurenine has been consistently described in the blood of FEP patients. Conclusion Peripheral molecules stemming from brain inflammation might provide insightful biomarkers of schizophrenia, as early as FEP or even prodromal phases, although more timeand clinically-adjusted studies are essential for their validation.This work has been conducted with the support of the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology
Application of Phylodynamic Tools to Inform the Public Health Response to COVID-19: Qualitative Analysis of Expert Opinions
Background: In the wake of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, scientists have scrambled to collect and analyze SARS-CoV-2 genomic data to inform public health responses to COVID-19 in real time. Open source phylogenetic and data visualization platforms for monitoring SARS-CoV-2 genomic epidemiology have rapidly gained popularity for their ability to illuminate spatial-temporal transmission patterns worldwide. However, the utility of such tools to inform public health decision-making for COVID-19 in real time remains to be explored. Objective: The aim of this study is to convene experts in public health, infectious diseases, virology, and bioinformatics—many of whom were actively engaged in the COVID-19 response—to discuss and report on the application of phylodynamic tools to inform pandemic responses. Methods: In total, 4 focus groups (FGs) occurred between June 2020 and June 2021, covering both the pre- and postvariant strain emergence and vaccination eras of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. Participants included national and international academic and government researchers, clinicians, public health practitioners, and other stakeholders recruited through purposive and convenience sampling by the study team. Open-ended questions were developed to prompt discussion. FGs I and II concentrated on phylodynamics for the public health practitioner, while FGs III and IV discussed the methodological nuances of phylodynamic inference. Two FGs per topic area to increase data saturation. An iterative, thematic qualitative framework was used for data analysis. Results: We invited 41 experts to the FGs, and 23 (56%) agreed to participate. Across all the FG sessions, 15 (65%) of the participants were female, 17 (74%) were White, and 5 (22%) were Black. Participants were described as molecular epidemiologists (MEs; n=9, 39%), clinician-researchers (n=3, 13%), infectious disease experts (IDs; n=4, 17%), and public health professionals at the local (PHs; n=4, 17%), state (n=2, 9%), and federal (n=1, 4%) levels. They represented multiple countries in Europe, the United States, and the Caribbean. Nine major themes arose from the discussions: (1) translational/implementation science, (2) precision public health, (3) fundamental unknowns, (4) proper scientific communication, (5) methods of epidemiological investigation, (6) sampling bias, (7) interoperability standards, (8) academic/public health partnerships, and (9) resources. Collectively, participants felt that successful uptake of phylodynamic tools to inform the public health response relies on the strength of academic and public health partnerships. They called for interoperability standards in sequence data sharing, urged careful reporting to prevent misinterpretations, imagined that public health responses could be tailored to specific variants, and cited resource issues that would need to be addressed by policy makers in future outbreaks. Conclusions: This study is the first to detail the viewpoints of public health practitioners and molecular epidemiology experts on the use of viral genomic data to inform the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The data gathered during this study provide important information from experts to help streamline the functionality and use of phylodynamic tools for pandemic responses
Prophylactic Treatment With Simvastatin Modulates the Immune Response and Increases Animal Survival Following Lethal Sepsis Infection
Chronic use of statins may have anti-inflammatory action, promoting immunomodulation and survival in patients with sepsis. This study aimed to analyze the effects of pretreatment with simvastatin in lethal sepsis induced by cecal ligation and puncture (CLP). Male Swiss mice received prophylactic treatment with simvastatin or pyrogen-free water orally in a single daily dose for 30 days. After this period, the CLP was performed. Naïve and Sham groups were performed as non-infected controls. Animal survival was monitored for 60 h after the CLP. Half of mice were euthanized after 12 h to analyze colony-forming units (CFUs); hematological parameters; production of IL-10, IL-12, IL-6, TNF-α, IFN-γ, and MCP-1; cell counts on peritoneum, bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), bone marrow, spleen, and mesenteric lymph node; immunephenotyping of T cells and antigen presenting cells and production of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). Simvastatin induced an increase in survival and a decrease in the CFU count on peritoneum and on BAL cells number, especially lymphocytes. There was an increase in the platelets and lymphocytes number in the Simvastatin group when compared to the CLP group. Simvastatin induced a greater activation and proliferation of CD4+ T cells, as well as an increase in IL-6 and MCP-1 production, in chemotaxis to the peritoneum and in H2O2 secretion at this site. These data suggest that simvastatin has an impact on the survival of animals, as well as immunomodulatory effects in sepsis induced by CLP in mice
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
Processo participativo sobre degradação da terra em regiões do Semiárido brasileiro.
A degradação da terra é um fenômeno complexo que afeta bilhões de pessoas em todas as partes do mundo e para ser compreendida em sua totalidade necessita de uma análise integrada que considere questões sociais, econômicas e ambientais. O bioma Caatinga é suscetível ao processo de degradação, entendido como um processo de perda de produtividade biológica ou econômica das terras. O presente relatório visa apresentar os resultados obtidos a partir de oficinas participativas realizadas em novembro e dezembro de 2022 com foco em duas regiões do bioma Caatinga, que compreendem Queimadas/PB, Petrolina/PE, e municípios selecionados próximos destes dois. Estas oficinas tiveram como objetivo identificar de maneira participativa variáveis socioecológicas locais que permitam compreender as especificidades ligadas aos processos de degradação da terra, para cada região. A pesquisa é uma etapa do projeto de pesquisa PCI intitulado ?Análise sistêmica socioecológica de impactos no Cerrado e Caatinga?, financiado pelo CNPq, e está inserida no âmbito do Projeto Temático NEXUS - ?Transição para a sustentabilidade e o nexo agricultura-energia-água: explorando uma abordagem integradora com casos de estudo nos biomas Cerrado e Caatinga?, liderado pela Divisão de Impactos, Adaptação e Vulnerabilidades do INPE, com apoio financeiro da Fapesp (Processo 2017/22269-2). A pesquisa baseou-se no uso de metodologias participativas em oficinas presenciais, nas quais foram feitas perguntas apoiadas no modelo Força-Motriz, Pressão, Estado, Impacto e Resposta, discussões em grupo, realização de mapeamento participativo e encontro de validação dos dados. A partir das respostas às perguntas foi possível identificar as principais causas da degradação nas regiões, como desmatamento e queimadas; as consequências geradas por ela, como a perda de produtividade agropecuária e êxodo rural; as soluções que os grupos indicaram para reverter a degradação, como políticas e disponibilidade de crédito para estimular práticas agroecológicas e maior proximidade com a Ciência; e as iniciativas que já ocorrem no território, como ações de associações, cooperativas, organizações não-governamentais e órgãos públicos; além da espacialização das áreas mais críticas em termos de degradação na visão dos participantes. Espera-se que os resultados aqui apresentados sejam utilizados pelos gestores públicos e população como uma ferramenta de análise do território, bem como em pesquisas científicas que versam sobre o tema degradação. da terra, como em projetos do INPE e de seus parceiros.sid.inpe.br/mtc-m21d/2023/04.18.16.48-RP
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. [...]P.R. Johnston thanks J. Sullivan (Lincoln University)
for the habitat image of Kowai Bush, Duckchul Park (Manaaki Whenua –
Landcare Research) for the DNA sequencing, and the New Zealand Department
of Conservation for permission to collect the specimens; this research
was supported through the Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research Biota
Portfolio with funding from the Science and Innovation Group of the New
Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. V. Hubka was
supported by the Czech Ministry of Health (grant number NU21-05-00681),
and is grateful for the support from the Japan Society for the Promotion of
Science – grant-in-aid for JSPS research fellow (grant no. 20F20772).
K. Glässnerová was supported by the Charles University Grant Agency (grant
No. GAUK 140520). J. Trovão and colleagues were financed by FEDERFundo
Europeu de Desenvolvimento Regional funds through the COMPETE
2020 – Operational Programme for Competitiveness and Internationalisation
(POCI), and by Portuguese funds through FCT – Fundação para a Ciência
e a Tecnologia in the framework of the project POCI-01-0145-FEDER-PTDC/
EPH-PAT/3345/2014. This work was carried out at the R&D Unit Centre for
Functional Ecology – Science for People and the Planet (CFE), with reference
UIDB/04004/2020, financed by FCT/MCTES through national funds
(PIDDAC). J. Trovão was also supported by POCH – Programa Operacional
Capital Humano (co-funding by the European Social Fund and national
funding by MCTES), through a ‘FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e
Tecnologia’ PhD research grant (SFRH/BD/132523/2017). D. Haelewaters
acknowledges support from the Research Foundation – Flanders (Junior
Postdoctoral Fellowship 1206620N). M. Loizides and colleagues are grateful
to Y. Cherniavsky for contributing collections AB A12-058-1 and AB A12-
058-2, and Á. Kovács and B. Kiss for their help with molecular studies of
these specimens. C. Zmuda is thanked for assisting with the collection of
ladybird specimens infected with Hesperomyces parexochomi. A.V. Kachalkin
and colleagues were supported by the Russian Science Foundation
(grant No. 19-74-10002). The study of A.M. Glushakova was carried out as
part of the Scientific Project of the State Order of the Government of Russian
Federation to Lomonosov Moscow State University No. 121040800174-6.
S. Nanu acknowledges the Kerala State Council for Science, Technology
and Environment (KSCSTE) for granting a research fellowship and is grateful
to the Chief Conservator of Forests and Wildlife for giving permission to
collect fungal samples. A. Bañares and colleagues thank L. Monje and
A. Pueblas of the Department of Drawing and Scientific Photography at the
University of Alcalá for their help in the digital preparation of the photographs,
and J. Rejos, curator of the AH herbarium for his assistance with the specimens
examined in the present study. The research of V. Antonín received
institutional support for long-term conceptual development of research institutions
provided by the Ministry of Culture (Moravian Museum, ref.
MK000094862). The studies of E.F. Malysheva, V.F. Malysheva, O.V. Morozova,
and S.V. Volobuev were carried out within the framework of a research
project of the Komarov Botanical Institute RAS, St Petersburg, Russia
(АААА-А18-118022090078-2) using equipment of its Core Facility Centre
‘Cell and Molecular Technologies in Plant Science’.The study of A.V. Alexandrova
was carried out as part of the Scientific Project of the State Order
of the Government of Russian Federation to Lomonosov Moscow State
University No. 121032300081-7. The Kits van Waveren Foundation (Rijksherbariumfonds
Dr E. Kits van Waveren, Leiden, Netherlands) contributed
substantially to the costs of sequencing and travelling expenses for
M.E. Noordeloos. The work of B. Dima was partly supported by the ÚNKP-
20-4 New National Excellence Program of the Ministry for Innovation and
Technology from the source of the National Research, Development and
Innovation Fund. The work of L. Nagy was supported by the ‘Momentum’
program of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (contract No. LP2019-
13/2019 to L.G.N.). G.A. Kochkina and colleagues acknowledge N. Demidov
for the background photograph, and N. Suzina for the SEM photomicrograph.
The research of C.M. Visagie and W.J. Nel was supported by the National
Research Foundation grant no 118924 and SFH170610239162. C. Gil-Durán
acknowledges Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo, Ministerio
de Ciencia, Tecnología, Conocimiento e Innovación, Gobierno de Chile, for
grant ANID – Fondecyt de Postdoctorado 2021 – N° 3210135. R. Chávez
and G. Levicán thank DICYT-USACH and acknowledges the grants INACH
RG_03-14 and INACH RT_31-16 from the Chilean Antarctic Institute, respectively.
S. Tiwari and A. Baghela would like to acknowledge R. Avchar
and K. Balasubramanian from the Agharkar Research Institute, Pune, Maharashtra
for helping with the termite collection. S. Tiwari is also thankful to
the University Grants Commission, Delhi (India) for a junior research fellowship
(827/(CSIR-UGC NET DEC.2017)). R. Lebeuf and I. Saar thank D. and
H. Spencer for collecting
and photographing the holotype of C. bondii, and
R. Smith for photographing the habitat. A. Voitk is thanked for helping with
the colour plate and review of the manuscript, and the Foray Newfoundland
and Labrador for providing the paratype material. I. Saar was supported by
the Estonian Research Council (grant PRG1170) and the European Regional
Development Fund (Centre of Excellence EcolChange). M.P.S. Câmara
acknowledges the ‘Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico
e Tecnológico – CNPq’ for the research productivity fellowship, and financial
support (Universal number 408724/2018-8). W.A.S. Vieira acknowledges
the ‘Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento Pessoal de Ensino Superior – CAPES’
and the ‘Programa Nacional de Pós-Doutorado/CAPES – PNPD/CAPES’ for
the postdoctoral fellowship. A.G.G. Amaral acknowledges CNPq, and
A.F. Lima and I.G. Duarte acknowledge CAPES for the doctorate fellowships.
F. Esteve-Raventós and colleagues were financially supported by FEDER/
Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades – Agencia Estatal de Investigación
(Spain)/ Project CGL2017-86540-P. The authors would like to
thank L. Hugot and N. Suberbielle (Conservatoire Botanique National de
Corse, Office de l’Environnement de la Corse, Corti) for their help. The research
of E. Larsson is supported by The Swedish Taxonomy Initiative, SLU
Artdatabanken, Uppsala. Financial support was provided to R.J. Ferreira by
the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq),
and to I.G. Baseia, P.S.M. Lúcio and M.P. Martín by the National Council for
Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) under CNPq-Universal
2016 (409960/2016-0) and CNPq-visiting researcher (407474/2013-7).
J. Cabero and colleagues wish to acknowledge A. Rodríguez for his help to
describe Genea zamorana, as well as H. Hernández for sharing information
about the vegetation of the type locality. S. McMullan-Fisher and colleagues
acknowledge K. Syme (assistance with illustrations), J. Kellermann (translations),
M. Barrett (collection, images and sequences), T. Lohmeyer (collection
and images) and N. Karunajeewa (for prompt accessioning). This research
was supported through funding from Australian Biological Resources Study
grant (TTC217-06) to the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. The research of
M. Spetik and co-authors was supported by project No. CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0
/16_017/0002334. N. Wangsawat and colleagues were partially supported
by NRCT and the Royal Golden Jubilee Ph.D. programme, grant number
PHD/0218/2559. They are thankful to M. Kamsook for the photograph of the
Phu Khiao Wildlife Sanctuary and P. Thamvithayakorn for phylogenetic illustrations.
The study by N.T. Tran and colleagues was funded by Hort Innovation
(Grant TU19000). They also thank the turf growers who supported
their surveys and specimen collection. N. Matočec, I. Kušan, A. Pošta,
Z. Tkalčec and A. Mešić thank the Croatian Science Foundation for their
financial support under the project grant HRZZ-IP-2018-01-1736 (ForFungiDNA).
A. Pošta thanks the Croatian Science Foundation for their support
under the grant HRZZ-2018-09-7081. A. Morte is grateful to Fundación
Séneca – Agencia de Ciencia y Tecnología de la Región de Murcia (20866/
PI/18) for financial support. The research of G. Akhmetova, G.M. Kovács,
B. Dima and D.G. Knapp was supported by the National Research, Development
and Innovation Office, Hungary (NKFIH KH-130401 and K-139026),
the ELTE Thematic Excellence Program 2020 supported by the National
Research, Development and Innovation Office (TKP2020-IKA-05) and the
Stipendium Hungaricum Programme. The support of the János Bolyai Research
Scholarship of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the Bolyai+
New National Excellence Program of the Ministry for Innovation and Technology
to D.G. Knapp is highly appreciated. F.E. Guard and colleagues are
grateful to the traditional owners, the Jirrbal and Warungu people, as well
as L. and P. Hales, Reserve Managers, of the Yourka Bush Heritage Reserve.
Their generosity, guidance, and the opportunity to explore the Bush Heritage
Reserve on the Einasleigh Uplands in far north Queensland is greatly appreciated.
The National Science Foundation (USA) provided funds
(DBI#1828479) to the New York Botanical Garden for a scanning electron
microscope used for imaging the spores. V. Papp was supported by the
ÚNKP-21-5 New National Excellence Program of the Ministry for Innovation
and Technology from the National Research, Development and Innovation
Fund of Hungary. A.N. Miller thanks the WM Keck Center at the University
of Illinois Urbana – Champaign for sequencing Lasiosphaeria deviata.
J. Pawłowska acknowledges support form National Science Centre, Poland
(grant Opus 13 no 2017/25/B/NZ8/00473). The research of T.S. Bulgakov
was carried out as part of the State Research Task of the Subtropical Scientific
Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Theme No. 0492-2021-
0007). K. Bensch (Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, Utrecht) is thanked
for correcting the spelling of various Latin epithets.Peer reviewe
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