Fungal Genomics Challenges the Dogma of Name-Based Biosecurity

[...]in fungi, the rate of species discovery outpaces taxonomy, and naming of new taxa is not inherently accompanied by biological information. There are as many as three million (or more) fungal species in the world, and, of these, only 80,000 have been described [1]. [...]a dogma that focuses on t...

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Published inPLoS pathogens Vol. 12; no. 5; p. e1005475
Main Authors McTaggart, Alistair R, van der Nest, Magriet A, Steenkamp, Emma T, Roux, Jolanda, Slippers, Bernard, Shuey, Louise S, Wingfield, Michael J, Drenth, André
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Public Library of Science 01.05.2016
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects
Analysis
Biology and Life Sciences
Biosecurity
Fungi
Fungi - classification
Fungi - genetics
Genetic engineering
Genomes
Genomics
Medicine and Health Sciences
Names
Opinion
Pathogens
Plant diseases
Proteins
Quarantine
Security Measures
Taxonomy
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Summary:[...]in fungi, the rate of species discovery outpaces taxonomy, and naming of new taxa is not inherently accompanied by biological information. There are as many as three million (or more) fungal species in the world, and, of these, only 80,000 have been described [1]. [...]a dogma that focuses on the described, well-known species overlooks the remainder and ignores their biosecurity significance.
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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
ISSN:1553-7374
1553-7366
1553-7374
DOI:10.1371/journal.ppat.1005475