Sclerotial development in Sclerotinia sclerotiorum: awakening molecular analysis of a “Dormant” structure

Determination of optimal carbon source and pH value for sclerotial formation of Polyporus umbellatus under artificial conditions

“…Based on macroscopic characteristics, sclerotial development in S. sclerotiorum was divided into three distinct stages: initiation, development and maturation (Erental et al 2008;Townsend and Willetts 1954). This was in accordance with our findings in this study using maltose as a carbon source at different pH values (Fig.…”

“…Fungal morphogenesis, including sclerotial development and propagule formation, is greatly influenced by environmental factors (Chet and Henis 1975;Erental et al 2008), including pH, light, temperature, oxygen, CO 2 and mechanical factors. It is well documented that oxalic acid accumulation lowers the ambient pH and favors sclerotial development in S. sclerotiorum, whereas neutral or alkaline pH inhibits sclerotial formation (Rollins and Dickman 2001).…”

The role of initial spore adhesion in pellet and biofilm formation in Aspergillus niger

“…Adhesion between spores and/or hyphae is the basis for the formation of three-dimensional developmental structures, such as fruiting bodies or sclerotia (Lord and Read, 2010;Erental et al, 2008), but also for the formation of fungal biofilms (Harding et al, 2009). In liquid culture, many filamentous fungi form structured hyphal aggregates or pellets, whose metabolism and growth characteristics significantly differ from freely dispersed mycelia (Papagianni, 2004).…”

Paleomycology of the Princeton Chert II. Dark-septate fungi in the aquatic angiospermEorhiza arnoldiiindicate a diverse assemblage of root-colonizing fungi during the Eocene

“…The development of true sclerotia is typified by three stages: the formation of sclerotial initials from interwoven hyphae is followed by an increase in size and septation of hyphal initials to form the medulla; as the developing sclerotium matures, the pseudoparenchymatous exterior surface, or rind, thickens and becomes melanized (Chet and Hennis 1975, Willets and Bullock 1992, Erental et al 2008. The cerebriform microsclerotia present within some rhizomes of Eorhiza are fully mature, as the tightly adpressed hyphae forming the rind are deeply pigmented in comparison to vegetative hyphae with which the microsclerotia are associated (FIG.…”