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Phylogenetic Relationships Among Fungi Inferred from Small Subunit Ribosomal RNA Gene Sequences

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The recent focus on microbial biodiversity has demonstrated that a wide variety of unknown fungi are present in the natural world. Microorganisms are indispensable to the global environment and to human welfare as they are essential for the turnover of organic matter and produce important bioactive compounds such as antibiotics. It is estimated that less than 10% of microorganisms have been described with those found in subtropical to tropical regions receiving scant attention. The number of microbial species, including unculturable microorganisms, is believed to be especially high in these regions which contain perhaps more than half of the species of plants and animals living on the Earth.

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Hamamoto, M., Nakase, T. (2000). Phylogenetic Relationships Among Fungi Inferred from Small Subunit Ribosomal RNA Gene Sequences. In: Priest, F.G., Goodfellow, M. (eds) Applied Microbial Systematics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4020-1_3

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