Taxonomic study and diversity of Postia s.lat. in Swat, Pakistan: addition of five brown rot Polypores to the country

• Published in: Archives of microbiology Vol. 206; no. 2; p. 66
• Main Authors: Hussain, Shahid, Nisar, Mohammad, Sher, Hassan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.02.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Bayes Theorem; Bayesian analysis; Bayesian theory; Biochemistry; Biodiversity; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biotechnology; Brown rot; Carbon Cycle; Cell Biology; data collection; Decay; Decomposing organic matter; Ecology; Ecosystem; Forest ecosystems; forests; genes; Geographical distribution; Humans; Humus; Impact analysis; Life Sciences; Lignocellulose; Microbial Ecology; Microbiology; Original Paper; Pakistan; Phylogeny; Postia; Rhodonia placenta; species; Species diversity; Statistical inference; Terrestrial ecosystems; wood; Pakistan; Pakistan; Phylogeny; Polyporales; ITS-LSU; Postia

Brown rot Polypores are ecologically significant as they play a crucial role in maintaining the carbon cycle and contribute to humus formation in forest ecosystems through their lignocellulose degradation ability. It is important to note that some species can significantly impact timber, potentially...